“Laws of the town Eshnunna” is ‘democratic’ in these ways:

It is written down, so the rules and relationships are explicit and publicly known.

It summarizes the common values in the introduction: it shows how the people of Eshnunna are unified together by telling, “How did we come to be here?” (the Header)

It provides standards of measurement, telling what is equal to what.

It shows that different situations call for different actions, when a person is or is not to be held responsible, and what will be done to make the situation fair. (Sections 27/28, 29/30, 36/37)

It provides checks and balances on people in situations of power: when you give your property to a man to hold it, then return and your property is gone, this constitution tells you how to know whether the man stole it or was stolen from. Eshnunna makes the checks and balances work most of the time: to steal from you and not be held accountable, the man would have to destroy his own house! That was likely an effective balance almost all of the time. (Section 36/37)

It defines who the people are, and their different roles. Men, women, and slaves are different under this Constitution.

It defends people who would otherwise be more likely to fight each other or leave. Its laws provide peaceful resolutions more often than not.