The rule of law in Ancient Rome /

The ideal of the rule of law - that the law should protect all citizens from arbitrary exercises of power - can be traced from ancient Greece to the present day. The Roman contribution to the rule of law tradition has been largely overlooked, however, both in rule-of-law scholarship and recent consi...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Eleanor Cowan
Weitere Verfasser:
Cowan, Eleanor (HerausgeberIn), Morrell, Kit (HerausgeberIn), Pettinger, Andrew (HerausgeberIn), Sevel, Michael (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Zusammenfassung:
The ideal of the rule of law - that the law should protect all citizens from arbitrary exercises of power - can be traced from ancient Greece to the present day. The Roman contribution to the rule of law tradition has been largely overlooked, however, both in rule-of-law scholarship and recent considerations of Roman law. This volume brings together the study of the rule of law and the study of ancient Rome. Its chapters apply insights and approaches drawn from modern legal theory in order to understand the ways in which Romans thought about law and the place of law in their community, the ways in which Roman institutions and political norms protected citizens against the arbitrary exercise of power, and how these ideas and practices changed with Rome's transition from republic to empire.
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-895935-4
0-19-895933-8
9780198959335
Schlagworte:
Rule of law > Rome.
Roman law.
Law.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
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