Law and empire in late antiquity /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harries, Jill
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Justice, Administration of > Rome.
Public law (Roman law)
Justice > Administration > Rome.
Droit public (Droit romain)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
Justice, Administration of.
Romeinse keizertijd.
Publiekrecht.
Rome (Empire)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The law of late antiquity
  • Making the law
  • The construction of authority
  • The efficacy of law
  • In court
  • Crime and the problem of pain
  • Punishment
  • The corrupt judge
  • Dispute settlement I : out of court
  • Dispute settlement II : episcopalis audientia.

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