Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens: Essays on Law, Society, and Politics

Harris, Edward

doi:10.2277/052185279x

Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens: Essays on Law, Society, and Politics

Harris, Edward

Authors

Edward Harris

Abstract

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.

Citation

Harris, E. (2006). Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens: Essays on Law, Society, and Politics. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.2277/052185279x

Book Type	Authored Book
Publication Date	2006
Deposit Date	Mar 25, 2008
Publicly Available Date	Jul 13, 2010
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Edition	1st
DOI	https://doi.org/10.2277/052185279x