Ancient Legal Thought: Equity, Justice, and Humaneness from Hammurabi and the Pharaohs to Justinian and the Talmud (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108484107)

This is a study of what constituted legality and the role of law in ancient societies. Investigating and comparing legal codes and legal thinking of the ancient societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, India, the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and of the ancient Rabbis, this volume examines how people used law to create stable societies. Starting with Hammurabi's Code, this volume also analyzes the law of the pharaohs and the codes of the ancient rabbis and of the Roman Emperor Justinian. Focusing on the key concepts of justice equity and humaneness, the status of women and slaves, and the idea of criminality and of war and peace; no other book attempts to examine such diverse legal systems and legal thinking from the ancient world.

Author: Larry May
ISBN-10: 1108484107
ISBN-13: 9781108484107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2019
Pages: 750
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 8.30w x 1.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2020