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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law

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The role of the witness in Greek law is discussed in this paper, where the authors show that the role of a witness in law in classical Athens is similar to that of a provable witness in modern criminal law.
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Part I. Law in Greece: 1. The unity of Greek law 2. Writing, law and written law Rosalind Thomas 3. Law and religion Robert Parker 4. Early Greek law Michael Gagarin Part II. Law in Athens I: Procedure: 5. Law and oratory at Athens Stephen Todd 6. Relevance in Athenian courts Adriaan Lanni 7. The influence of procedural choice on Athenian court-room strategies Lene Rubinstein 8. The role of the witness in Athenian law Gerhard Thur 9. Theories of punishment David Cohen 10. The rhetoric of law in fourth-century Athens Harvey Yunis Part III. Law in Athens II: Substantive Law: 11. Crime, punishment, and the rule of law in Classical Athens David Cohen 12. Gender, sexuality, and law Eva Cantarella 13. Family and property law Alberto Maffi 14. Athenian citizenship law Cynthia Patterson 15. Commercial law Edward E. Cohen Part IV. Law Outside Athens: 16. The Goryns laws John Davies 17. Greek law in foreign surroundings Hans-Alpert Rupprecht 18. Hellenistic law: general framework Joseph Meleze Modrzejewski Part V. Other Approaches to Greek Law: 19. Law, Attic comedy, and the regulation of comic speech Robert Wallace 20. Greek tragedy and law Danielle Allen 21. Law and political theory Josiah Ober 22. Law and nature in Greek thought A. A. Long.

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