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Author: Edward M. Harris
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 0199899169
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Law in Action in Democratic Athens is the first extensive study of the importance of the rule of law in Athenian democracy.
Author: Raphael Sealey
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 1990-10-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 027107292X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book traces continuity in the development of the Athenian constitution, whereas previous studies have usually looked for catastrophic changes. Sealey selects three features of Athenian law which are important for the structure of society and the location of authority: (1) the legal status, and to a lesser extent the socioeconomic condition, of the different kinds of inhabitants of Attica; (2) the distinction, recognized in the fourth century, between "laws" and "decrees," analyzing what the Athians understood by "law"; and (3) the development of the Athenian courts. At an early stage the Athenians conceived the ideal of the rule of law and adhered to it continuously. They did so by means of a static concept of law and maintenance of an independent judiciary. The book is designed to be of importance not only for specialists in classical studies but for general historians, political scientists, and those concerned with the history of law. The book is within the reach of an advanced undergraduate and graduate audience.
Author: David Cohen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-10-05
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780521388375
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing comparative anthropological and historical perspectives, this analysis of the legal regulation of violence in Athenian society challenges traditional accounts of the development of the legal process. It examines theories of social conflict and the rule of law as well as actual litigation.
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9780511220623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analysis of the legal system in ancient Athens, Harris stresses the importance of substantive issues and their contribution to our understanding of different types of legal procedures.
Author: Edward M. Harris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006-04-17
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 113945689X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward M. Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analysis of the legal system in ancient Athens, Harris stresses the importance of substantive issues and their contribution to our understanding of different types of legal procedures. He combines careful philological analysis with close attention to the political and social contexts of individual statutes. Collectively, the essays in this volume demonstrate the relationship between law and politics, the nature of the economy, the position of women, and the role of the legal system in Athenian society. They also show that the Athenians were more sophisticated in their approach to legal issues than has been assumed in the modern scholarship on this topic.
Author: Raphael Sealey
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book traces continuity in the development of the Athenian constitution, whereas previous studies have usually looked for catastrophic changes. Sealey selects three features of Athenian law which are important for the structure of society and the location of authority: (1) the legal status, and to a lesser extent the socioeconomic condition, of the different kinds of inhabitants of Attica; (2) the distinction, recognized in the fourth century, between "laws" and "decrees," analyzing what the Athians understood by "law"; and (3) the development of the Athenian courts. At an early stage the Athenians conceived the ideal of the rule of law and adhered to it continuously. They did so by means of a static concept of law and maintenance of an independent judiciary. The book is designed to be of importance not only for specialists in classical studies but for general historians, political scientists, and those concerned with the history of law. The book is within the reach of an advanced undergraduate and graduate audience.
Author: Bede Laracy
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: 2009-06-07
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9783838302461
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter the reign of tyranny in Athens in 6th century BC, the idea of democracy began to emerge through the reforms of Cleisthenes, and Athens developed into a mature democratic community by mid 5th century BC. By the end of the 5th century, Athens was in turmoil after losing the Peloponnesian War. Rather than self-destructing, however, Athens established an internal stability that would last until the entry of Philip of Macedon. What enabled this stability was the tempering of demotic power with the rule of law. The topic of the work has been well debated over time. This work seeks to help bring together what is otherwise a large body of complex material. It scopes out the development of democracy, and looks at how Athens overcame problems along the way. It ultimately argues that the rule of law was a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for stability within democratic Athens. This book offers newcomers to Athenian history a useful overview of the history and developments of the Athenian democracy. It also offers the more advanced reader some in-depth discussion of particular aspects of Athenian history.
Author: Michael Gagarin
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2020-03-17
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1477320377
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe democratic legal system created by the Athenians was completely controlled by ordinary citizens, with no judges, lawyers, or jurists involved. It placed great importance on the litigants’ rhetorical performances. Did this make it nothing more than a rhetorical contest judged by largely uneducated citizens that had nothing to do with law, a criticism that some, including Plato, have made? Michael Gagarin argues to the contrary, contending that the Athenians both controlled litigants’ performances and incorporated many other unusual features into their legal system, including rules for interrogating slaves and swearing an oath. The Athenians, Gagarin shows, adhered to the law as they understood it, which was a set of principles more flexible than our current understanding allows. The Athenians also insisted that their legal system serve the ends of justice and benefit the city and its people. In this way, the law ultimately satisfied most Athenians and probably produced just results as often as modern legal systems do. Comprehensive and wide-ranging, Democratic Law in Classical Athens offers a new perspective for viewing a legal system that was democratic in a way only the Athenians could achieve.
Author: Michael Gagarin
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2020-03-17
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1477320393
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe democratic legal system created by the Athenians was completely controlled by ordinary citizens, with no judges, lawyers, or jurists involved. It placed great importance on the litigants’ rhetorical performances. Did this make it nothing more than a rhetorical contest judged by largely uneducated citizens that had nothing to do with law, a criticism that some, including Plato, have made? Michael Gagarin argues to the contrary, contending that the Athenians both controlled litigants’ performances and incorporated many other unusual features into their legal system, including rules for interrogating slaves and swearing an oath. The Athenians, Gagarin shows, adhered to the law as they understood it, which was a set of principles more flexible than our current understanding allows. The Athenians also insisted that their legal system serve the ends of justice and benefit the city and its people. In this way, the law ultimately satisfied most Athenians and probably produced just results as often as modern legal systems do. Comprehensive and wide-ranging, Democratic Law in Classical Athens offers a new perspective for viewing a legal system that was democratic in a way only the Athenians could achieve.
Author: Edward M. Harris
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-10-08
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 0199899177
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens examines how the Athenians attempted to enforce and apply the law when judging disputes in court. Recent scholarship has paid considerable attention to the practice and execution of Greek law. However, much of this work has left several flawed assumptions unchallenged, such as that Athenian law was primarily concerned with procedure; that the main task of enforcement lay in the hands of private citizens; that the Athenians used the courts not to uphold the law but to pursue personal feuds; and that the Athenian courts rendered ad hoc judgments and paid little attention to the letter of the law. Drawing on modern legal theory, the author examines the nature of "open texture" in Athenian law and reveals that the Athenians were much more sophisticated in their approach to law than many modern scholars have assumed, and thus breaks considerable new ground in the field. At the same time, the book studies the weaknesses of the Athenian legal system and how they contributed to Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War. By reexamining the available evidence, Edward Harris provides a much needed corrective to long-held views and places the Athenian administration of justice in its broad political and social context.
