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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Edward M. Harris (Research Professor of Ancient History, Research Professor of Ancient History, Durham University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.757kg ISBN: 9780199899166ISBN 10: 0199899169 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 07 November 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I - The Political And Social Contexts of Athenian Law Chapter 1 - Was Athens a State or a Stateless Community? The Political Context of Athenian Law Chapter 2 - Feuding or the Rule of Law? An Essay in Legal Sociology Part II - Applying the Law Chapter 3 - The Judicial Oath Chapter 4 - What are Athenian Laws about? Substance and Procedure in Athenian Statutes Chapter 5 - Open Texture in Athenian Law: The Approach of the Litigants Chapter 6 - Open Texture in Athenian Law: The Response of the Courts Chapter 7 - Did the Athenian Courts Attempt to Achieve Consistency? The use of Precedents in Forensic Orator Chapter 8 - How Strictly did the Athenian Courts Apply the Law? The Role of Epieikeia Part III - The Breakdown of the Rule of Law Chapter 9 - Cleon and the Defeat of Athens Appendix 1 - Hunter on Citizens Enforcing the Law Appendix 2 - Magistrates Enforcing Laws and Decrees in the Fifth Century BCE Appendix 3 - Quotations or Allusions to Judicial Oath in Attic Orators Appendix 4 - Organization of the Gortyn Lawcode Appendix 5 - Laws in the Attic Orators Appendix 6 - Categories of atimoi listed in the decree of Patrocleides Appendix 7 - Issues in the Orators Appendix 8 - Public Service in the Attic Orators Appendix 9 - The Authorship of the Speeches in the Demosthenic Corpus Bibliography IndexReviews<br> Did the Athenian courts render purely ad hoc judgments, paying little attention to the letter of the laws? Did ancient Athens experience the tyranny of an elite minority that used justice to satisfy their own interests? Could we even say that Athens was in fact a stateless community where justice had nothing to do with what we designate by that name in contemporary practice? In this superb book Edward Harris provides clear and well-argued answers to these and many other questions. The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens will find an audience not only among specialists of the ancient world but among all those who take interest in the role of law in any ancient or modern society. --Alain Bresson, University of Chicago<p><br> The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens is a real pleasure to read: bold and provocative, it confronts several views of Athenian law and justice that have achieved near-orthodox status in contemporary scholarship.... The book presents a much more complete and balanced picture of the Athenian court system and how the administration of justice actually worked in practice. --James Sickinger, University of Florida<p><br> Did the Athenian courts render purely ad hoc judgments, paying little attention to the letter of the laws? Did ancient Athens experience the tyranny of an elite minority that used justice to satisfy their own interests? Could we even say that Athens was in fact a stateless community where justice had nothing to do with what we designate by that name in contemporary practice? In this superb book Edward Harris provides clear and well-argued answers to these and many other questions. The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens will find an audience not only among specialists of the ancient world but among all those who take interest in the role of law in any ancient or modern society. --Alain Bresson, University of Chicago The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens is a real pleasure to read: bold and provocative, it confronts several views of Athenian law and justice that have achieved near-orthodox status in contemporary scholarship.... The book presents a much more complete and balanced picture of the Athenian court system and how the administration of justice actually worked in practice. --James Sickinger, University of Florida Author InformationEdward M. Harris is Research Professor of Ancient History at Durham University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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