Democratic Law in Classical Athens

by Michael Gagarin

The democratic legal system created by the Athenians was completely controlled by ordinary citizens, with no judges, lawyers, or jurists involved. It placed great importance on the litigants' rhetorical performances. Did this make it nothing more than a rhetorical contest judged by largely uneducated citizens that had nothing to do with law, a criticism that some, including Plato, have made? Michael Gagarin argues to the contrary, contending that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477320377
• ISBN13: 9781477320372
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"