Writing Greek Law

Klappentext A comparative study of legal writing revealing the uniqueness of Greek law. Zusammenfassung A comparative study of legal writing revealing the uniqueness of Greek law. The Greeks used writing extensively to make laws available to the community! but used it sparsely during litigation. This is very different from other societies! where fewer laws are written but legal documents are used frequently in litigation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: writing Greek law; 1. Law before writing; 2. Writing and written laws; 3. Why the Greeks wrote laws; 4. Why Draco wrote his homicide law; 5. Oral and written in archaic Greek law; 6. Writing laws in fifth-century Gortyn; 7. Writing the Gortyn code; 8. Writing law in classical Athens; 9. Writing Athenian law: a comparative perspective; 10. Writing law in Hellenistic Greece; Conclusion: writing Greek law.

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• Authors: Michael Gagarin, Michael (University of Texas Gagarin, Gagarin Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521297288
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29728-8
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Law, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LAW / Legal History, Ancient Greece, Legal History, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE