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Author: Henry James Sumner Maine Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 243
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Ancient Law is a legal treatise by Henry James Sumner Maine. It dives into the development of ancient Roman laws, bridging the ancient to the modern in a logical manner.
Author: Henry Sumner Maine Publisher: ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 462
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In his preface, Maine defines his scope: "...the chief object of the following pages is to indicate some of the earliest ideas of mankind, as they are reflected in Ancient Law, & to point out the relation of these ideas to modern thought."
Author: John Sassoon Publisher: Intellect (UK) ISBN: 9781841501239 Category : Comparative law Languages : en Pages : 0
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John Sassoon's study of the written laws of four thousand years ago puts paid to the belief that the most ancient laws were merely arbitrary and tyrannical. On the contrary, the earliest legal systems honestly tried to get to the truth, do justice to individuals, and preserve civil order. They used the death penalty surprisingly seldom, and then more because society had been threatened than an individual killed. Some of the surviving law codes are originals, others near-contemporary copies. Together they preserve a partial but vivid picture of life in the early cites. This occupies more than half the book. Comparison of ancient with modern principles occupies the remainder and is bound to be controversial; but it is important as well as fascinating. The first act of writing laws diminished the discretion of the judges and foretold a limit on individual justice. Some political principles such as uniformity of treatment or individual freedom have, when carried to extremes, produced crises in modern legal systems world wide. But it is tempting but wrong to blame the judges or the lawyers for doing what society require of them.
Author: Russ VerSteeg Publisher: ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 432
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Law in the Ancient World examines the legal philosophy, legal institutions, and laws of the ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. Ancient documents, accounts, and literature provide the basis for a wide perspective of law and the procedural features of these ancient legal systems. VerSteeg delineates and analyzes the elements of ancient laws, explaining how social, religious, cultural, and political forces shaped both procedure and substance. The book is comprised of four units: I. Early Mesopotamian Law; II. Law in Ancient Egypt; III. Law in Classical Athens; and IV. Roman Law. Each unit has three chapters, and the first chapter in each unit begins with an overview which provides essential historial background. Next, each initial chapter considers the role of law in society, exploring law in the abstract, the theoretical bases of justice. The middle chapters in each unit trace the development of the ancient judicial systems, distinguishing the various types of judges, courts, and procedures that were employed to make justice available to both citizens and foreigners. The third chapter in each unit reconstructs the substantive laws, including sections detailing Personal Status, Property, Family Law, Inheritance & Succession, Torts, Criminal Law, and Contracts & Commercial Law. A variety of sources, such as early law collections, land records, wills, sales documents, court chronicles, works of ancient literature, accounts of ancient trials, and great codes such as Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis illustrate the sophisticated, often subtle, and complex nature of law in the ancient world.
Author: Russ VerSteeg Publisher: ISBN: Category : Egyptian law Languages : en Pages : 260
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Law in Ancient Egypt examines the legal philosophy, legal institutions, and laws of the ancient Egyptians. Ancient documents, accounts, and literature provide the basis for a wide perspective of law and the Egyptian legal system. VerSteeg delineates and analyzes the elements of Egyptian law, explaining how social, religious, cultural, and political forces shaped both the procedural and substantive aspects of law. Part I considers the theory of justice in ancient Egypt, exploring the role of law in society. Part I also traces the development of the judicial system distinguishing the various types of judges, courts, and procedures that were employed to make justice available to all. Part II reconstructs the substantive laws of the ancient Egyptians, including chapters detailing property, family law, inheritance and succession, tort and criminal law, contracts, and status. Land records, wills, sales documents, court chronicles, works of ancient fiction, and accounts of ancient trials illustrate the sophisticated, often subtle, and complex nature of law in ancient Egypt. This study provides an introduction to law in ancient Egypt. It is the first comprehensive overview of the subject written from the perspective of someone trained as an American lawyer who is also sufficiently familiar with the discipline of Egyptology. The book will be of interest to Egyptologists, legal historians, law students, and educated non-specialists who are interested in the interaction of law, history, and ancient culture.
Author: Henry James Sumner Maine Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 243
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Ancient Law is a legal treatise by Henry James Sumner Maine. It dives into the development of ancient Roman laws, bridging the ancient to the modern in a logical manner.
Author: Sir Henry Sumner Maine Publisher: ISBN: 9781298040473 Category : Languages : en Pages : 478
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Author: Henry Sumner Maine Publisher: ISBN: 9781462203154 Category : Languages : en Pages : 472
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Hardcover reprint of the original 1864 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir. Ancient Law: Its Connection With The Early History Of Society, And Its Relation To Modern Ideas. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir. Ancient Law: Its Connection With The Early History Of Society, And Its Relation To Modern Ideas, . New York, C. Scribner, 1864. Subject: Law, Ancient
Author: Henry James Sumner Maine
Author: Henry Sumner Maine
Author: Dennis P. Kehoe
Author: John Sassoon
Author: Russ VerSteeg
Author: Russ VerSteeg
Author: Henry James Sumner Maine
Author: Sir Henry Sumner Maine
Author: Sir Henry James Sumner MAINE
Author: Henry Sumner Maine
Author: Henry Sumner Maine