The Lawgivers

The Lawgivers

Author: Plutarch

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 9780999146682

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Volume 1 in a series of translations of Plutarch's Parallel Live from the translators of Marcus Aurelius "Meditations."


Moses among the Greek Lawgivers

Moses among the Greek Lawgivers

Author: Ursula Westwood

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-09-04

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9004681930

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Josephus’ Antiquities introduces Moses as the Jewish lawgiver, adapting the biblical account for a new audience. But who was that audience, and what did they understand by the term lawgiver (νομοθέτης)? This book uses Plutarch’s Lives as a proxy for an imagined audience, providing a historically grounded but flexible model of a lawgiver, against which some of the otherwise invisible forces shaping Josephus’ choices are thrown into sharp relief. This method reveals patterns of appeal and challenge in Josephus’ intriguing and lively account of Moses’ legislative activities.


Early Greek Lawgivers

Early Greek Lawgivers

Author: John Lewis

Publisher: Bristol Classical Press

Published: 2007-07-09

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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Examines the men who brought laws to the early Greek city states, as an introduction both to the development of law and to the basic issues in early legal practice. This book is an introduction to the establishment of law in ancient Greece. It is written for late school and early university students.


Early Greek Lawgivers

Early Greek Lawgivers

Author: John Lewis

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-10-10

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1472538692

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Designed for students and teachers of Ancient History or Classical Civilisation at school and in early university years, this series provides a valuable collection of guides to the history, art, literature, values and social institutions of the ancient world. "Early Greek Lawgivers" examines the men who brought laws to the early Greek city states, as an introduction both to the development of law and to the basic issues in early legal practice. The lawgiver was a man of special status, who could resolve disputes without violence, and who brought a sense of order to his community. Figures such as Minos of Crete, Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens resolved the chaos of civil strife by bringing comprehensive norms of ethical conduct to their fellows, and establishing those norms in the form of oral or written laws. Arbitration, justice, procedural versus substantive law, ethical versus legal norms, and the special character of written laws, form the background to the examination of the lawgivers themselves. Crete, under king Minos, became an example of the ideal community for later Greeks, such as Plato.The unwritten laws of Lycurgus established the foundations of the Spartan state, in contrast with the written laws of Solon in Athens. Other lawgivers illustrate particular issues in early law; for instance, Zaleucus on the divine source of laws; Philolaus on family law; Phaleas on communism of property; and Hippodamus on civic planning. This is an ideal first introduction to the establishment of law in ancient Greece. It is written for late school and early university students.


Natural Law and Natural Rights

Natural Law and Natural Rights

Author: John Finnis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-04-07

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 0199599130

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This book uses contemporary analytical tools to provide basic accounts of values and principles, community and 'common good', justice and human rights, authority, law, the varieties of obligation, unjust law, and even the question of divine authority.


Plato and Modern Law

Plato and Modern Law

Author: Richard O. Brooks

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 1351553984

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This audacious collection of modern writings on Plato and the Law argues that Plato's work offers insights for resolving modern jurisprudential problems. Plato's dialogues, in this modern interpretation, reveal that knowledge of the functions of law, based upon intelligible principles, can be reformulated for relevance to our age. Leading interpreters of Plato: Vlastos, Hall, Strauss, Weinrib, Annas, and Morrow, are included in the collection. The editor supplies an insightful introduction and extensive bibiography to the collection.


Reading Law as Narrative

Reading Law as Narrative

Author: Assnat Bartor

Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1589834801

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Casuistic or case law in the Pentateuch deals with real human affairs; each case law entails a compressed story that can encourage reader engagement with seemingly "dry" legal text. This book is the first to present an interpretive method integrating biblical law, jurisprudence, and literary theory, reflecting the current "law and literature" school within legal studies. It identifies the narrative elements that exist in the laws of the Pentateuch, exposes the narrative techniques employed by the authors, and discovers the poetics of biblical law, thus revealing new or previously unconsidered aspects of the relationship between law and narrative in the Bible


Law and Drama in Ancient Greece

Law and Drama in Ancient Greece

Author:

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-10-16

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 147251985X

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The relationship between law and literature is rich and complex. In the past three and half decades, the topic has received much attention from literary critics and legal scholars studying modern literature. Despite the prominence of law and justice in Ancient Greek literature, there has been little interest among Classical scholars in the connections between law and drama. This is the first collection of essays to approach Greek tragedy and comedy from a legal perspective. The volume does not claim to provide an exhaustive treatment of law and literature in ancient Greece. Rather it provides a sample of different approaches to the topic. Some essays show how knowledge of Athenian law enhances our understanding of individual passages in Attic drama and the mimes of Herodas and enriches our appreciation of dramatic techniques. Other essays examine the information provided about legal procedure found in Aristophanes' comedies or the views about the role of law in society expressed in Attic drama. The collection reveals reveal how the study of law and legal procedure can enhance our understanding of ancient drama and bring new insights to the interpretation of individual plays.


A Commentary on Apollodorus’ Against Evergus and Mnesibulus

A Commentary on Apollodorus’ Against Evergus and Mnesibulus

Author: Eleni Volonaki

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2023-11-07

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1527550915

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This book offers the first modern commentary on an important historical and legal speech from mid fourth-century Athens. A comprehensive introduction examines in detail the life and works of the author, Apollodorus, the legal background to the case and the historical circumstances which led to it. Athens was facing a crisis in funding her fleet during wartime, and the alleged unscrupulous and illegal behaviour of the speaker’s opponent and others like him posed a real threat to her security. The extensive commentary aims to explain the intricate legal issues raised by the speech, as well as uncovering the clever rhetorical strategies employed by the speaker. The book offers a new English translation to accompany the Greek text, thereby facilitating access for non-classicists. The speech will be of interest to political and legal historians, as well as those interested in the history of rhetoric, and is designed for use by students and academics alike.