TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sealey,Raphael
TI  - The Athenian Republic: democracy or the rule of law? 
SN  - 9780271072920
AV  - KL4361.32.A75 S4 1987
U1  - 340.5/3/85 19
PY  - 1987///
CY  - University Park
PB  - Pennsylvania State University Press
KW  - Rule of law
KW  - Greece
KW  - Athens
KW  - Courts
KW  - Constitutional history
KW  - To 146 B.C
KW  - Constitutional law
KW  - Règle de droit
KW  - Grèce
KW  - Tribunaux
KW  - Athènes
KW  - Droit constitutionnel
KW  - Histoire constitutionnelle
KW  - Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C
KW  - LAW
KW  - Essays
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - General Practice
KW  - Jurisprudence
KW  - Paralegals & Paralegalism
KW  - Practical Guides
KW  - Reference
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Ancient
KW  - fast
KW  - Rechtsstaat
KW  - gnd
KW  - Recht
KW  - Geschichte
KW  - Democratie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Griekse oudheid
KW  - Athens (Greece)
KW  - Athen
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-177) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - 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
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