Law and empire in late antiquity
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0521422736
ISBN 13
9780521422734
LCCN
KJA 2700 .H3
DDC
347.45
Category
Other Jurisdictions
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Pages
ix, 235 pages
Subject
Imperial Rome
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Abstract
"This is the first systematic treatment in English by an historian of the nature, aims and efficacy of public law in late imperial Roman society from the third to the fifth century AD. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, and using the writings of lawyers and legal anthropologists, as well as those of historians, the book offers new interpretations of central questions: What was the law of Late Antiquity? How efficacious was late Roman law? What were contemporary attitudes to pain, and the function of punishment? Was the judicial system corrupt? How were disputes settled? Law is analyzed as an evolving discipline, within a framework of principles, by which even the emperor was bound." - Voila
Description
Content:
The law of late antiquity -- Making the law -- The construction of authority -- The efficacy of law -- In court -- Crime and the problem of pain -- Punishment -- The corrupt judge -- Dispute settlement I: out of court -- Dispute settlement II: episcopalis audientia.
The law of late antiquity -- Making the law -- The construction of authority -- The efficacy of law -- In court -- Crime and the problem of pain -- Punishment -- The corrupt judge -- Dispute settlement I: out of court -- Dispute settlement II: episcopalis audientia.
Biblio Notes
includes bibliographical references (217) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Donated by Graham Price.
Number of Copies
1
