Title The Athenian Republic : democracy or the rule of law? / Raphael Sealey

Published University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1987

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Description 1 online resource (x, 182 pages) Contents Preface -- Continuity in Athenian Society -- Athenian Citizens -- The Sources of Law -- The Sanction -- Demokratia -- Toward a History of the Constitution -- Appendix to Chapter 6: Axones and Kyrbeis -- Athens and the Rule of Law -- Notes -- Index Summary This book traces continuity in the development of the Athenian constitution, whereas previous studies have usually looked for catastrophic changes. Sealey selects three features of Athenian law which are important for the structure of society and the location of authority: (1) the legal status, and to a lesser extent the socioeconomic condition, of the different kinds of inhabitants of Attica; (2) the distinction, recognized in the fourth century, between ";laws"; and ";decrees,"; analyzing what the Athians understood by ";law"; and (3) the development of the Athenian courts.At an early stage the Athenians conceived the ideal of the rule of law and adhered to it continuously. They did so by means of a static concept of law and maintenance of an independent judiciary.The book is designed to be of importance not only for specialists in classical studies but for general historians, political scientists, and those concerned with the history of law. The book is within the reach of an advanced undergraduate and graduate audience Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-177) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Rule of law -- Greece -- Athens Courts -- Greece -- Athens Constitutional history -- Greece -- Athens -- To 146 B.C. Rule of law -- Greece Constitutional law -- Greece -- Athens LAW -- Essays. LAW -- General Practice. LAW -- Jurisprudence. LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism. LAW -- Practical Guides. LAW -- Reference. HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece. Constitutional history Constitutional law Courts Rule of law Rechtsstaat Recht Geschichte Democratie. Rechtsstaat. Griekse oudheid. SUBJECT Athens (Greece) -- Constitutional law Subject Greece Greece -- Athens Athen Form Electronic book ISBN 9780271072920 027107292X

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