Book: From Popular Sovereignty To The Sovereignty Of Law: Law, Society, And Politics In Fifth-century Athens Analyzing the "democratic" features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted.
Details of Book: From Popular Sovereignty To The Sovereignty Of Law: Law, Society, And Politics In Fifth-century Athens Book: From Popular Sovereignty To The Sovereignty Of Law: Law, Society, And Politics In Fifth-century Athens
Author: Martin Ostwald
ISBN: 0520067983
ISBN-13: 9780520067981
, 978-0520067981
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Feb 1990
Publisher: University Of California Press
Number of Pages: 500
Language: English