Was the hammurabi code appropriate for the time? would it work today? why or why not?

The Hammurabi code was appropriate for checking the impunity of that era, where the poor and the weak lived at the mercy of the strong and wealthy.Some aspects however are no longer applicable with the modern conception of justice and fairness. For example,binding creditors to sell their wives and children to repay their debts is no longer practical but also cruel.