02706nam 2200565 450 991079380490332120200304080055.01-4773-2039-31-4773-2038-510.7560/320372(CKB)4100000010103604(MiAaPQ)EBC6012504(DE-B1597)587466(OCoLC)1266229625(DE-B1597)9781477320389(PPN)260983896(EXLCZ)99410000001010360420200304d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDemocratic law in classical Athens /Michael GagarinAustin, Texas :University of Texas Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (209 pages)Fordyce W. Mitchel Memorial Lecture Series1-4773-2037-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Democracy -- Performance -- Negotiation -- Rhetoric -- Rules and Relevance -- Justice -- Public Interest -- The Rule of Law"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"--Provided by publisher.Fordyce W. Mitchel Memorial Lecture Series.Public law (Greek law)Justice, Administration of (Greek law)DemocracyGreeceAthensHistoryTo 1500Athens (Greece)Politics and governmentancient Athens, Greek history, ancient Greece, Athenian law, ancient history, legal system, legal history, law, history of Greece, Greek law, ancient Greek law.Public law (Greek law)Justice, Administration of (Greek law)DemocracyHistory340.5385Gagarin Michael205118MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793804903321Democratic law in classical Athens2667433UNINA