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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793804903321

Autore

Gagarin Michael

Titolo

Democratic law in classical Athens / / Michael Gagarin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-4773-2039-3

1-4773-2038-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages)

Collana

Fordyce W. Mitchel Memorial Lecture Series

Disciplina

340.5385

Soggetti

Public law (Greek law)

Justice, Administration of (Greek law)

Democracy - Greece - Athens - History - To 1500

Athens (Greece) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Democracy -- Performance -- Negotiation -- Rhetoric -- Rules and Relevance -- Justice -- Public Interest -- The Rule of Law

Sommario/riassunto

"Provides an overall examination of Athenian law while focusing on neglected areas of study when the Athenian system differed from the familiar Roman or modern Western laws. Gagarin explains how these features worked and how the Athenian legal system was thus able to achieve outcomes that were fair and consistent with the actual laws of the city; he looks at, among other things, pre-trial negotiations, which could include the controversial torture of slaves; the performative nature of speaking before a jury that could consist of hundreds of jurors and the importance of adjusting one's rhetoric based on audience reactions; and the notions of justice and public benefit in arguing cases"--