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Control of the laws in the ancient democracy at Athens
Author
Title
Control of the laws in the ancient democracy at Athens / Edwin Carawan.
ISBN
9781421439495
1421439492
9781421439501
Publication
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Copyright Notice Date
©2020.
Physical Description
x, 308 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Classicist Carawan explores changes in the judicial review of laws in ancient democratic Athens over time. Reassessing the accumulated evidence, he constructs a new model of how the courts shaped Athenian lawmaking. He also compares the judiciary of ancient Athens to that of the modern United States"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 10, 2021
Series
Cultural histories of the ancient world.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
The People and the Law : Demos and Nomos
Making Law and Mending the Constitution
Judges and Lawmakers
"Unlawful Action" (Paranoma) and the Case of the Arginousai Generals
Privileged Characters: Aristocrates' Shield for Charidemos
Outrage : The Case against Androtion
Breaking the Bargain : The Case against Leptines' Law
The Aftermath of Chaironeia
The Crown Case Comes to Trial
Law's Measure.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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