The rule of law in action : the nature of litigation in democratic Athens /

The author aims to show how the Athenians attempted to put the ideal of the rule of law into action and to understand the nature of litigation in its democratic context. Recent books about the Athenian courts have focused mainly on Athenian social values, but they have paid less attention to the pol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Edward Monroe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
To 1500
Rule of law (Greek law)
Law, Greek.
Law > Greece > Athens > History > To 1500.
Règle de droit (Droit grec)
Droit grec.
Droit > Grèce > Athènes > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Law
Law, Greek
Greece > Athens
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Was Athens a state or a stateless community? : the political context of Athenian law
  • Feuding or the rule of law? : an essay in legal sociology
  • The judicial oath
  • What are Athenian laws about? : substance and procedure in Athenian statutes
  • Open texture in Athenian law : the approach of the litigants
  • Open texture in Athenian law : the response of the courts
  • The Athenian courts attempt to achieve consistency? : the use of precedents in forensic oratory
  • How strictly did the Athenian courts apply the law? : the role of epieikeia
  • The breakdown of the rule of law
  • Cleon and the defeat of Athens.

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