Control Of The Laws In The Ancient Democracy At Athens

Author : Edwin Carawan
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421439506
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Control of the Laws in the Ancient Democracy at Athens written by Edwin Carawan and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive book on judicial review in Athens from the 5th through the 4th centuries BCE. The power of the court to overturn a law or decree—called judicial review—is a critical feature of modern democracies. Contemporary American judges, for example, determine what is consistent with the Constitution, though this practice is often criticized for giving unelected officials the power to strike down laws enacted by the people's representatives. This principle was actually developed more than two thousand years ago in the ancient democracy at Athens. In Control of the Laws in the Ancient Democracy at Athens, Edwin Carawan reassesses the accumulated evidence to construct a new model of how Athenians made law in the time of Plato and Aristotle, while examining how the courts controlled that process. Athenian juries, Carawan explains, were manned by many hundreds of ordinary citizens rather than a judicial elite. Nonetheless, in the 1890s, American apologists found vindication for judicial review in the ancient precedent. They believed that Athenian judges decided the fate of laws and decrees legalistically, focusing on fundamental text, because the speeches that survive from antiquity often involve close scrutiny of statutes attributed to lawgivers such as Solon, much as a modern appellate judge might resort to the wording of the Framers. Carawan argues that inscriptions, speeches, and fragments of lost histories make clear that text-based constitutionalism was not so compelling as the ethos of the community. Carawan explores how the judicial review process changed over time. From the restoration of democracy down to its last decades, the Athenians made significant reforms in their method of legislation, first to expedite a cumbersome process, then to revive the more rigorous safeguards. Jury selection adapted accordingly: the procedure was recast to better represent the polis, and packing the court was thwarted by a complicated lottery. But even as the system evolved, the debate remained much the same: laws and decrees were measured by a standard crafted in the image of the people. Offering a comprehensive account of the ancient origins of an important political institution through philological methods, rhetorical analysis of ancient arguments, and comparisons between models of judicial review in ancient Greece and the modern United States, Control of the Laws in the Ancient Democracy at Athens is an innovative study of ancient Greek law and democracy.

Author : Edward M. Harris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113945689X
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens written by Edward M. Harris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-17 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward M. Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analysis of the legal system in ancient Athens, Harris stresses the importance of substantive issues and their contribution to our understanding of different types of legal procedures. He combines careful philological analysis with close attention to the political and social contexts of individual statutes. Collectively, the essays in this volume demonstrate the relationship between law and politics, the nature of the economy, the position of women, and the role of the legal system in Athenian society. They also show that the Athenians were more sophisticated in their approach to legal issues than has been assumed in the modern scholarship on this topic.

Author : Raphael Sealey
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 027107292X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Athenian Republic written by Raphael Sealey and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1990-09-24 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Steven Johnstone
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029278855X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disputes and Democracy written by Steven Johnstone and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athenians performed democracy daily in their law courts. Without lawyers or judges, private citizens, acting as accusers and defendants, argued their own cases directly to juries composed typically of 201 to 501 jurors, who voted on a verdict without deliberation. This legal system strengthened and perpetuated democracy as Athenians understood it, for it emphasized the ideological equality of all (male) citizens and the hierarchy that placed them above women, children, and slaves. This study uses Athenian court speeches to trace the consequences for both disputants and society of individuals' decisions to turn their quarrels into legal cases. Steven Johnstone describes the rhetorical strategies that prosecutors and defendants used to persuade juries and shows how these strategies reveal both the problems and the possibilities of language in the Athenian courts. He argues that Athenian "law" had no objective existence outside the courts and was, therefore, itself inherently rhetorical. This daring new interpretation advances an understanding of Athenian democracy that is not narrowly political, but rather links power to the practices of a particular institution.

Author : Edward M. Harris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199899169
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens written by Edward M. Harris and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law in Action in Democratic Athens is the first extensive study of the importance of the rule of law in Athenian democracy.

Author : Federica Carugati
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691195633
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating a Constitution written by Federica Carugati and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of how the Athenian constitution was created and how political and economic goals that were normally associated with Western developed countries were once achieved through different institutional arrangements--with lessons for contemporary constitution-building.ding.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Athenian Constitution written by Aristotle and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into the foundations of democracy with "The Athenian Constitution" by Aristotle. In this seminal work, Aristotle offers a detailed examination of the political system of ancient Athens, providing invaluable insights into the birth of democracy and its functioning in one of the most influential city-states of antiquity. Are you ready to explore the origins of democracy and uncover its principles through the eyes of one of history's greatest philosophers? In "The Athenian Constitution," Aristotle meticulously analyzes the political institutions, laws, and customs of Athens, shedding light on the mechanisms that governed the city-state and shaped its democratic governance. From the roles of citizens and magistrates to the functioning of the legislative and judicial bodies, Aristotle provides a comprehensive overview of Athenian democracy. But here's the real question: Will you dare to journey back in time to ancient Athens and witness the birth of democracy firsthand? Are you prepared to grapple with the complexities of political theory and governance in the cradle of Western civilization? Experience the intellectual legacy of Aristotle. Immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom of "The Athenian Constitution" and gain a deeper understanding of the principles that underpin democratic governance. Don't miss your chance to explore the foundations of democracy. Purchase your copy of "The Athenian Constitution" today and embark on a journey through the annals of political history.

Author : Rhodes P. J. Rhodes
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474471986
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Athenian Democracy written by Rhodes P. J. Rhodes and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athens' democracy developed during the sixth and fifth centuries and continued into the fourth; Athens' defeat by Macedon in 322 began a series of alternations between democracy and oligarchy. The democracy was inseparably bound up with the ideals of liberty and equality, the rule of law, and the direct government of the people by the people. Liberty meant above all freedom of speech, the right to be heard in the public assembly and the right to speak one's mind in private. Equality meant the equal right of the male citizens (perhaps 60,000 in the fifth century, 30,000 in the fourth) to participate in the government of the state and the administration of the law. Disapproved of as mob rule until the nineteenth century, the institutions of Athenian democracy have become an inspiration for modern democratic politics and political philosophy. P. J. Rhodes's reader focuses on the political institutions, political activity, history, and nature of Athenian democracy and introduces some of the best British, American, German and French scholarship on its origins, theory and practice. Part I is devoted to political institutions: citizenship, the assembly, the law-courts, and capital punishment. Part II explores aspects of political activity: the demagogues and their relationship with the assembly, the manoeuvrings of the politicians, competitive festivals, and the separation of public from private life. Part III looks at three crucial points in the development of the democracy: the reforms of Solon, Cleisthenes and Ephialtes. Part IV considers what it was in Greek life that led to the development of democracy. Some of the authors adopt broad-brush approaches to major questions; others analyse a particular body of evidence in detail. Use is made of archaeology, comparison with other societies, the location of festivals in their civic context, and the need to penetrate behind what the classical Athenians made of their past.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511220623
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analysis of the legal system in ancient Athens, Harris stresses the importance of substantive issues and their contribution to our understanding of different types of legal procedures.

Author : Gabriel Herman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521850215
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morality and Behaviour in Democratic Athens written by Gabriel Herman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-12-07 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a model for societal behaviour and morality in ancient Athens.