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The Athenian democracy of the 4th century BC is generally regarded as the ancestor of modern democracies. The political system that emerged from the crisis of the oligarchic regimes at the end of the previous century imposed, according to this view, the principle of the rule of law, which was communicated to all through public posting, a sovereignty guaranteed by the fact that laws could no longer be amended by a simple decision of a popular assembly.
Did such a thing imply the independence of justice from politics? In this fundamental question of the separation of powers, which concerns every citizen even today, Claude Mosse attempts to provide answers with the same intellectual integrity and pedagogical care that ensured the success of her previous books.
The numerous speeches on private or public matters that have come down to us are, according to Claude Mosse, marvelous indicators of societal changes, the evolution of morals, new economic realities, and political disputes that were the consequence of the loss of Athens' influence in the Greek world. Reading them demonstrates that the decisions of judges were not dependent on the mere application of laws and that justice and politics were closely intertwined.
Ultimately, the fact that popular sovereignty did not give way to the sovereignty of laws, nor did the courts have absolute control over political decisions, reveals the uniqueness of the Athenian experience. This is an exciting essay that addresses the foundations of our criminal justice system.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Claude Mossé
- Publisher
- D.N. Papadimas
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Type
- Academic History
- Theme
- Ancient Greece, Science of History
- Time Period
- Classical & Hellenistic Period
- Language
- Greek
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 264
- Release Date
- 10/2013
- Publication Date
- 2013
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789602065938
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