Whom did the laws of King Hammurabi protect?

They defended the rights of the Babylonians, as well as the subjects of King Hammurabi himself. The Babylonian king created laws that were supposed to maximize the legal protection of his citizens, since it was in his interests to maintain his power and rule for a long time. So over the years of his reign, he was able to create a major written lawyer – “Code of Hammurabi”. It contained 282 articles that regulated all aspects of public and state life of Babylon.