The Criminal Law of Ancient Rome - Hardcover

Robinson

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9780801853180: The Criminal Law of Ancient Rome

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ISBN 10: 0801853184 ISBN 13: 9780801853180

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1995

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This study of the ancient Roman legal system starts by establishing the framework within which the law operated, and the nature of criminality. It then examines the criminal law under Sulla (82-81 BC), which saw the establishment of a system of standing jury courts. The text groups offences into five chapters: crimes committed for gain, crimes involving violence, sexual offences, offences against the state, and offences against the due ordering of society and the state.

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"Robinson's book is most welcome." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Robinson discusses the framework within which the law operated and the nature of criminal responsibility. She looks particularly at the criminal law in Rome as it was established in the Late Republic under Sulla's system of standing jury-courts." -- Law and Social Inquiry "This is a short book for Roman lawyers in a hurry, with punchy chapters outlining the various criminal offenses that the Roman law recognized. The point of the book is chiefly to outline what the law was; procedure and punishment are dealt with summarily. The substantive law is reconstructed by economically leavening material from books forty-seven and -eight of the Digest with other legal and literary evidence." -- J. E. Lendon, Classical Journal "This is a short book for Roman lawyers in a hurry, with punchy chapters outlining the various criminal offenses that the Roman law recognized. The point of the book is chiefly to outline what the law was; procedure and punishment are dealt with summarily. The substantive law is reconstructed by economically leavening material from books forty-seven and -eight of the Digest with other legal and literary evidence." -- J. E. Lendon, Classical Journal "Robinson discusses the framework within which the law operated and the nature of criminal responsibility. She looks particularly at the criminal law in Rome as it was established in the Late Republic under Sulla's system of standing jury-courts." -- Law and Social Inquiry "Robinson's book is most welcome." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review

About the Author:

O. F. Robinson is a reader in law at the University of Glasgow. Her books include Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration and European Legal History.

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