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Law and empire in late antiquity /
This is the first systematic treatment in English by an historian of the nature, aims and efficacy of public law in late imperial Roman society from the third to the fifth century AD. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, and using the writings of lawyers and legal anthropologists, as well as thos...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is the first systematic treatment in English by an historian of the nature, aims and efficacy of public law in late imperial Roman society from the third to the fifth century AD. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, and using the writings of lawyers and legal anthropologists, as well as those of historians, the book offers new interpretations of central questions: What was the law of Late Antiquity? How efficacious was late Roman law? What were contemporary attitudes to pain, and the function of punishment? Was the judicial system corrupt? How were disputes settled? Law is analysed as an evolving discipline, within a framework of principles, by which even the emperor was bound. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 235 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511001444 9780511001444 9780511482809 0511482809 1107111730 9781107111738 1280416602 9781280416606 0511171919 9780511171918 0511149492 9780511149498 0511324480 9780511324482 0511052537 9780511052538 |