Greek Law in Its Political Setting: Justifications Not Justice - Couverture rigide

 
9780198140856: Greek Law in Its Political Setting: Justifications Not Justice
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0198140851 ISBN 13 : 9780198140856
Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1996

Synopsis

This volume explores the way in which law integrated with other aspects of life in ancient Greece. The papers collected here reveal a number of different pathways between law and political, social, and economic life in Greek societies. Emanating from several scholarly traditions, they offer a range of contrasting but complementary insights rarely collected together. What emerges clearly is that law in Greece only takes on its full meaning in a broadly political context. Dynamic tensions govern the relationships between this semi-autonomous legal arena and other spheres of life. An ideology of equality before the law was juxtaposed with a practical reality of individuals' unequal abilities to cope with it. It is hard to draw firm lines between the settlement of cases in court and the spill-over of legal actions into the agora, the streets, the fields, and the houses. Hence it is hardly surprising if justice can all too easily give way to justification.

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Revue de presse

the volume as a whole should stimulate critical discussion which goes well beyond the confines of students of Greek law (The Cambridge Law Journal)

fine collection of essays (The Literary Review)

Foxhall and Lewis' book is a collection of interesting and diverse essays which centre around one theme ... it would appeal to readers from many disciplines including lawyers ... The book deals with aspects of our legal history that are underrepresented in modern academic writing. What makes the book particularly useful to the lawyer is its inside view of historic relativity and the subjectivity of the law. (S. Manolkidis, R. Cadwalader, Cardiff Law School, Legal History, Vol. 18, No. 1, April 1997)

These essays contribute to the current scholarly trend exloring the relationship between law and Greek politica, social, and economic life. (Peter Krentz, Davidson College, Religious Studies Review, Volume 23, Number 1/January 1997)

The seven papers in this stimulating collection were delivered at a seminar at the Institute of Classical Studies in 1989, and their publication has been eagerly awaited for some time. The study of Greek law has been revided in recetn years ... The papers in this collection are both part of and a stimulus to this revival. No one interested in Greek law can ignore them. (Michal Gagarin, The University of Texas at Austin, Journal of Hellenic Studies)

Many of the essays are tightly argued and some broaden the current debate over the role of law in society by exploring familiar issues in poleis other than Athens ... this collection includes pieces which make a significant contribution to scholarship in ancient law and which will be of interest to lawyers, anthropologists, and historians as well as classicists. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

It provides stimulating arguements on fundamental concepts in ancient legal history; the book is a welcome boost for the stepchild of ancient history and Roman law. (The Classical Review)

Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume explores the way in which law integrated with other aspects of life in ancient Greece. The papers collected here reveal a number of different pathways between law and political, social, and economic life in Greek societies. Emanating from several scholarly traditions, they offer a range of contrasting but complementary insights rarely collected together. What emerges clearly is that law in Greece only takes on its full meaning in a broadly political context. Dynamic tensions govern the relationships between this semi-autonomous legal arena and other spheres of life. An ideology of equality before the law was juxtaposed with a practical reality of individuals' unequal abilities to cope with it. It is hard to draw firm lines between the settlement of cases in court and the spill-over of legal actions into the agora, the streets, the fields, and the houses. Hence it is hardly surprising if justice can all too easily give way to justification.

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Éditeur
Clarendon Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198140851
ISBN 13 
9780198140856
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
180
Éditeur
Foxhall L., Lewis A. D. E .
Coordonnées du fabricant
Oxford University Press
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