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Byzantine Legal Culture and the Roman Legal Tradition, 867–1056
This social history of Byzantine law offers an introduction to one of the world's richest yet hitherto understudied legal traditions.In the first study of its kind, Chitwood explores and reinterprets the seminal legal-historical events of the Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty, including the re-appropriation and refashioning of the Justinianic legal corpus and the founding of a law school in Constantinople.During this last phase of Byzantine secular law, momentous changes in law and legal culture were underway: the patronage of the elite was reflected in the legal system, theological terms from Orthodox Christianity entered the vocabulary of Byzantine jurisprudence, and private legal collections of uncertain origins began to circulate in manuscripts alongside official redactions of Justinianic law.By using the heuristic device of exploring legal culture, this book examines the interplay in law between the Roman political heritage, Orthodox Christianity and Hellenic culture.
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Roman Inequality : Affluent Slaves, Businesswomen, Legal Fictions
Roman Inequality explores how in Rome in the first and second centuries CE a number of male and female slaves, and some free women, prospered in business amidst a population of generally impoverished free inhabitants and of impecunious enslaved residents.Edward E. Cohen focuses on two anomalies to which only minimal academic attention has been previously directed: (1) the paradox of a Roman economy dependent on enslaved entrepreneurs who functioned, and often achieved considerable personal affluence, within a legal system that supposedly deprived unfree persons of all legal capacity and human rights; (2) the incongruity of the importance and accomplishments of Roman businesswomen, both free and slave, successfully operating under legal rules that in many aspects discriminated against women, but in commercial matters were in principle gender-blind and in practice generated egalitarian juridical conditions that often trumped gender-discriminatory customs.This book also examines the casuistry through which Roman jurists created "legal fictions" facilitating a commercial reality utterly incompatible with the fundamental precepts--inherently discriminatory against women and slaves---that Roman legal experts ("jurisprudents") continued explicitly to insist upon.Moreover, slaves' acquisition of wealth was actually aided by a surprising preferential orientation of the legal system: Roman law--to modern Western eyes counter-intuitively--in reality privileged servile enterprise, to the detriment of free enterprise. Beyond its anticipated audience of economic historians and students and scholars of classical antiquity, especially of Roman history and law, Roman Inequality will appeal to all persons working on or interested in gender and liberation issues.
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Male Intergenerational Intimacy : Historical, Socio-Psychological, and Legal Perspectives
This groundbreaking book presents new historical, legal, sociological, psychological, and cross-disciplinary research on male intergenerational intimacy.Experts thoroughly document and further the discussion about this area of research through historical and ethnological examples from different times and places, and aim to clarify how controversies about the subject have evolved in modern Western society.The editors of Male Intergenerational Intimacy have solicited original research and literature reviews which do not digress into emotional arguments for or against intergenerational intimacy but instead aim to establish the basics for a research-based scholarship.The contributors address the implications of intergenerational intimacy on a variety of levels--from friendship and companionship through sexual dimensions--and further analyze personal accounts to illustrate how individuals involved in intergenerational intimacy understand themselves and how they construct their concepts of intimacy and sexual identity.Contributors also deal with intergenerational intimacy behaviors that require counseling, treatment, and psychotherapeutic interventions from a positive approach.Finally, separate chapters deal with criminology issues and penal codes as they relate to the subject area.
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Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context
This collection brings together leading international socio-legal and medico-legal scholars to explore the dilemma of how to support legal capacity in theory and practice.Traditionally, decisions for persons found to lack capacity are made by others, generally without reference to the person, and this applies especially to those with cognitive and psycho-social disabilities.This book examines the difficulties in establishing effective and deliverable supported decision-making, concluding that approaches to capacity need to be informed by a grounded understanding of how it operates in ‘real life’ contexts.The book focuses on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which recognises the equal right to legal capacity of people with disabilities and requires States Parties to provide support for the exercise of this right.However, 10 years after the CRPD came into force, the shift to legal frameworks for supported decision-making remains at best only partial. With 16 chapters written by contributors from the UK, Canada, Finland, India, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey, the collection takes a comparative and interdisciplinary approach.Many of the contributors have been directly involved in law reform processes in their home jurisdictions, and thus can combine both academic expertise and practical, grounded awareness of the challenges of legal change.
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Is Italy the legal successor of the Roman Empire?
Italy is not considered the legal successor of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire officially ended in 476 AD with the fall of the Western Roman Empire, while Italy as a unified country did not exist until the 19th century. The Roman Empire encompassed a vast territory beyond modern-day Italy, and its legacy is shared by many countries that were once part of the empire. Italy may be seen as the cultural heir to the Roman Empire due to its historical ties, but it is not the legal successor in a political or territorial sense.
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Was the execution of Jesus legal according to Roman law?
The execution of Jesus was technically legal according to Roman law. The Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, had the authority to carry out capital punishment, and he ultimately approved Jesus' crucifixion. However, many historians and scholars argue that the trial and execution of Jesus were marred by political pressure, religious motivations, and a lack of due process, making it a controversial and unjust event. Additionally, the Roman authorities may have violated their own legal procedures in their haste to appease the Jewish religious leaders and maintain order in the region.
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Which states are considered the legal successors of the Roman Empire?
The legal successors of the Roman Empire are generally considered to be the Byzantine Empire (also known as the Eastern Roman Empire) and the Holy Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire, with its capital in Constantinople, continued the traditions and institutions of the Roman Empire in the East for nearly a thousand years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire, established in the 9th century, saw itself as the continuation of the Western Roman Empire and its rulers claimed the title of Emperor. Both of these states can be seen as the legal successors of the Roman Empire in different ways, with the Byzantine Empire representing the continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire claiming the legacy of the Western Roman Empire.
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What is a Roman coin?
A Roman coin is a form of currency that was used in the Roman Empire. These coins were typically made of precious metals such as gold, silver, and bronze, and featured images of Roman emperors, gods, and symbols of power. Roman coins were used for trade and commerce throughout the empire and played a significant role in the economy. Today, Roman coins are highly sought after by collectors and historians for their historical and artistic value.
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Medieval and Early Modern Murder : Legal, Literary and Historical Contexts
Drawing on a wealth of sources from different disciplines, the essays here provide a nuanced picture of how medieval and early modern societies viewed murder and dealt with murderers. Murder - the perpetrators, victims, methods and motives - has been the subject of law, literature, chronicles and religion, often crossing genres and disciplines and employing multiple modes of expression and interpretation.As the chapters in this volume demonstrate, definitions of murder, manslaughter and justified or unjustified homicide depend largely on the legal terminology and the laws of the society.Much like modern nations, medieval societies treated murder and murderers differently based on their social standing, the social standing of the victim, their gender, their mental capacity for understanding their crime, and intent, motive and means. The three parts of this volume explore different aspects of this crime in the Middle Ages.The first provides the legal template for reading cases of murder in a variety of sources.The second examines the public hermeneutics of murder, especially theways in which medieval societies interpreted and contextualised their textual traditions: Icelandic sagas, Old French fabliaux, Arthuriana and accounts of assassination.Finally, the third part focuses on the effects of murder within the community: murder as a social ill, especially in killing kin.
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Legal Skills
The number one best-selling legal skills guide, covering all the practical and academic skills a student needs throughout their studies.Legal Skills is the essential text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and equipping them with the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through to final-year exams and dissertations. · Written in an accessible and friendly style, structured in three parts: Sources of Law, Academic Legal Skills, and Practical Legal Skills· Self-test questions and practical activities throughout allow students to take a hands-on approach to learning a wide range of legal skills· Diagrams, screenshots and examples used frequently to illustrate key concepts· New chapter on drafting skills, introducing writing skills necessary in legal practice· New 'skills beyond study' feature which helps students identify the transferability of legal skills· Updated coverage of the impact of Brexit and retained EU law· New section on taking care of yourself during the assessment period and how to find support for mental health and accessibility· Videos on presentation, mooting, and negotiation refreshed Digital formats and resourcesThe ninth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with embedded self-assessment activities, and multi-media content including a series of supportive videos and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- The study tools that enhance the e-book are all also available as stand-alone online resources for use alongside the print book.They include answers to the self-test questions and practical exercises from the book, and a glossary of all the keywords and terms used.There is also an extensive range of videos with guidance on topics from what to expect from lectures and tutorials, how to research for essays and structure problem questions, to examples of good and bad practice in mooting and negotiations.
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Legal Reasoning
The common law, which is made by courts, consists of rules that govern relations between individuals, such as torts (the law of private wrongs) and contracts.Legal Reasoning explains and analyzes the modes of reasoning utilized by the courts in making and applying common law rules.These modes include reasoning from binding precedents (prior cases that are binding on the deciding court); reasoning from authoritative although not binding sources, such as leading treatises; reasoning from analogy; reasoning from propositions of morality, policy, and experience; making exceptions; drawing distinctions; and overruling.The book further examines and explains the roles of logic, deduction, and good judgment in legal reasoning.With accessible prose and full descriptions of illustrative cases, this book is a valuable resource for anyone who wishes to get a hands-on grasp of legal reasoning.
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Capitalism as Megamachine : A New Historical, Legal and Political Approach
The concept of a “megamachine” – a closed system operating to a pre-established utilitarian purpose which results in the machinisation of humanity – has existed in various forms since at least the late 19th century. This book builds on previous attempts to define and analyse the machine and argues that modern industrial capitalism is at the heart of it.The first part of the book takes stock of previous attempts to explain the origin and nature of the Megamachine phenomenon, from Nietzsche to the 21st century, including Mumford, Latouche and Scheidler.The second part of the book proposes a new analysis of the nature of the Megamachine, beginning with a historical, sociological and political exploration of the development of modern capitalism from the Middle Ages to the present day.It is shown that the modern world is under the yoke of accounting and corporate laws which ratify, on an international scale, the systematic protection of financial capital to the detriment of natural and human capitals: a Megamachine of accountants and managers.Defeating the machine will require more than minor reforms such as carbon pricing and integrated reporting: it will be necessary to initiate a programme of cooperation, education and economic policy reorientation on a global scale. This vital book on the crisis of capitalism, the concept of the Megamachine and the future of global society will be of great interest to readers across the social sciences and humanities.
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Which Roman coin is this?
The Roman coin in the image appears to be a denarius, which was a silver coin used in ancient Rome. The denarius was first minted in the 3rd century BC and remained in circulation for several centuries. It typically featured the portrait of a Roman emperor on one side and various symbols and inscriptions on the other. The specific emperor and design on the coin would need to be examined to determine its exact identity.
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How can one pay with a collectible coin?
One can pay with a collectible coin by finding a willing buyer who is interested in the specific coin and is willing to exchange goods or services for it. The value of the coin will need to be agreed upon by both parties, and the transaction can be completed by physically exchanging the coin for the agreed-upon value. Alternatively, the coin can be sold to a dealer or collector for its market value, and the proceeds can then be used to make a purchase. It's important to note that some collectible coins may have a higher value as a collector's item than their face value, so it's important to research and understand the value of the coin before attempting to use it as payment.
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What is an ancient Roman coin?
An ancient Roman coin is a form of currency that was minted and used in the Roman Empire during ancient times. These coins were typically made of precious metals such as gold, silver, and bronze, and featured various designs and inscriptions that reflected the political and cultural values of the Roman society. Roman coins were used for everyday transactions, as well as for propaganda purposes by emperors to showcase their power and authority. Today, ancient Roman coins are highly sought after by collectors and historians for their historical significance and artistic value.
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Who is the last or possibly current legal successor of the Roman Empire?
The last legal successor of the Roman Empire is a matter of debate among historians and legal scholars. Some argue that the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the direct continuation of the Roman Empire and therefore its legal successor. Others point to the Holy Roman Empire, which was established in the 9th century and claimed to be the successor of the original Roman Empire. Additionally, some scholars argue that the modern nation of Italy could be considered the legal successor of the Roman Empire, as it is the direct descendant of the city of Rome and the Roman civilization. Ultimately, the question of the last or current legal successor of the Roman Empire is complex and open to interpretation.
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