Law Archive
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Roman judges, case law, and principles of procedure
Posted on December 14, 2010 | No CommentsRoman judges, case law, and principles of procedure By Ernest Metzger Law and History Review, Vol.22:2 (2004) Abstract: Roman law has been admired for a long time. Its admirers, in... -
Testamentary Officia and the Mother’s Identity in Ancient Roman Law
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsTestamentary Officia and the Mother’s Identity in Ancient Roman Law By Maria Elena Roccia Iris: Journal of the Classical Association of Victoria, Vol. 22 (2009) Introduction: In ancient Roman law, the... -
Roman sumptuary legislation of the Republican Era C. 200-100 B.C.
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsRoman sumptuary legislation of the Republican Era C. 200-100 B.C. By Molly Ann Rosser Dauster Master’s Thesis, Texas Tech University, 2006 Abstract: Between the end of the Second Punic War... -
Ancient Law Code fragment found in Israel
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsIsraeli archaeologists have for the first time uncovered a fragment of a document containing a law code which parallels that of the ancient Code of Hammurabi, the Hebrew University of... -
Mark Antony’s Judiciary Reform and its Revival under the Triumvirs
Posted on March 4, 2010 | No CommentsMark Antony’s Judiciary Reform and its Revival under the Triumvirs Ramsey, John T. Journal of Roman Studies, Volume 95, Number 1, October 2005 , pp. 20-37(18) Abstract This article discusses the... -
Social Norms in the Courts of Ancient Athens
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsSocial Norms in the Courts of Ancient Athens By Adriaan Lanni Journal of Legal Analysis, Vol.1:2 (2009) Abstract: Ancient Athens was a remarkably peaceful and well-ordered society by both ancient... -
Socrates and democratic Athens: The story of the trial in its historical and legal contexts
Posted on February 8, 2010 | No CommentsSocrates and democratic Athens: The story of the trial in its historical and legal contexts Ober, Josiah Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics, July 2006 Abstract Socrates was both a loyal... -
The instrumental value of others and institutional change: An Athenian case study
Posted on February 7, 2010 | No CommentsThe instrumental value of others and institutional change: An Athenian case study Ober, Josiah Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics, February 2010 Abstract A primary motive for certain Athenian rule changes... -
Growing up fatherless in antiquity: the demographic background
Posted on January 31, 2010 | No CommentsGrowing up fatherless in antiquity: the demographic background Scheidel, Walter Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics, June 2006 Abstract In ancient societies, many individuals lost their fathers while they were still... -
Legal Pluralism in Archaic Greece
Posted on January 24, 2010 | No CommentsLegal Pluralism in Archaic Greece Lakin, Kyle Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics, December, 2005 Abstract The theory of legal pluralism argues that law’s function in modern society must be understood...