Abstract

The provisions of the Ancient Iraqi laws concerning the organization of social relations between the members of society, including the relations between neighbors and determining the responsibilities and duties that are incumbent on each of them and protecting the rights of the neighbor in his land, housing, money, reputation and honor, gives a clear perception of the legal thought in organizing social relations and upgrading them for the best And towards building a more cohesive society in its relations among its members According to what is stated in the legal texts, the most harmful reference in the old Iraqi laws were those related to the fields and agricultural lands, and then the psychological and moral damages as well as the financial damage. The legislator took into consideration the criminal responsibility and the right to the injured neighbor, the quality of the damage to the neighbor, In the case of negligence and negligence, the punishment was lighter than in the case of intent and the desire to harm the property of the neighbor or to abuse him by defaming his reputation and the challenge of honor or steal his money or infringement of his rights or otherwise N Other damage.