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Author |
: Susan Ford Wiltshire |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 270 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806124644 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806124643 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights by : Susan Ford Wiltshire
The principle that a purpose of government is to protect the individual rights and minority opinions of its citizens is a recent idea in human history. A doctrine of human rights could never have evolved, however, if the ancient Athenians had not invented the revolutionary idea that human beings are capable of governing themselves and if the ancient Romans had not created their elaborate system of law. Susan Ford Wiltshire traces the evolution of the doctrine of individual rights from antiquity through the eighteenth century. The common thread through that long story is the theory of natural law. Growing out of Greek political thought, especially that of Aristotle, natural law became a major tenet of Stoic philosophy during the Hellenistic age and later became attached to Roman legal doctrine. It underwent several transformations during the Middle Ages on the Continent and in England, especially in the thought of John Locke, before it came to justify a theory of natural rights, claimed by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence as the basis of the "unalienable rights" of Americans. Amendment by amendment, Wiltshire assesses in detail the ancient parallels for the twenty-odd provisions of the Bill of Rights. She does not claim that it is directly influenced by Greek and Roman political practice. Rather, she examines classical efforts toward assuring such guarantees as freedom of speech, religious toleration, and trial by jury. Present in the ancient world, too, were early experiments in limiting search and seizure, the billeting of soldiers, and the right to bear arms. Wiltshire concludes that while the idea of individual rights evolved later than classical antiquity, the civic infrastructure supporting such rights in the United States is preeminently a legacy from ancient Greece and Rome. In the era celebrating the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights, Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights reminds us once again that the idea of ensuring human rights has a long history, one as tenuous but as enduring as the story of human freedom itself.
Author |
: Coleman Phillipson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 452 |
Release |
: 1911 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105060147167 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis The International Law and Custom of Ancient Greece and Rome by : Coleman Phillipson
Author |
: Joseph Plescia |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015037431189 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Bill of Rights and Roman Law by : Joseph Plescia
Author |
: Carl J. Richard |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 1995-08-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0674314263 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780674314269 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Founders and the Classics by : Carl J. Richard
The influence of Greek and Roman authors on our American forefathers finally becomes clear in this fascinating book—the first comprehensive study of the founders’ classical reading.
Author |
: Coleman Phillipson |
Publisher |
: Legare Street Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1021500348 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781021500342 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis The International Law and Custom of Ancient Greece and Rome by : Coleman Phillipson
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the international law and customs of ancient Greece and Rome, offering an invaluable resource for scholars and students of classical history. Featuring detailed and authoritative analysis of the legal and political structures of both societies, it offers a fascinating insight into the origins of modern international law and the evolution of legal and political thought. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author |
: Anonymous |
Publisher |
: Good Press |
Total Pages |
: 48 |
Release |
: 2019-12-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: EAN:4057664570215 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Twelve Tables by : Anonymous
This book presents the legislation that formed the basis of Roman law - The Laws of the Twelve Tables. These laws, formally promulgated in 449 BC, consolidated earlier traditions and established enduring rights and duties of Roman citizens. The Tables were created in response to agitation by the plebeian class, who had previously been excluded from the higher benefits of the Republic. Despite previously being unwritten and exclusively interpreted by upper-class priests, the Tables became highly regarded and formed the basis of Roman law for a thousand years. This comprehensive sequence of definitions of private rights and procedures, although highly specific and diverse, provided a foundation for the enduring legal system of the Roman Empire.
Author |
: Coleman Phillipson |
Publisher |
: Franklin Classics |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2018-10-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0342817612 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780342817610 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The International Law and Custom of Ancient Greece and Rome; Volume 2 by : Coleman Phillipson
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author |
: Coleman Phillipson |
Publisher |
: Franklin Classics |
Total Pages |
: 450 |
Release |
: 2018-10-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0342825909 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780342825905 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The International Law and Custom of Ancient Greece and Rome; Volume 1 by : Coleman Phillipson
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author |
: Coleman 1875-1958 Phillipson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2016-08-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1363881108 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781363881109 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis INTL LAW & CUSTOM OF ANCIENT G by : Coleman 1875-1958 Phillipson
Author |
: David A. Lupher |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 437 |
Release |
: 2017-09-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004351196 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004351191 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greeks, Romans, and Pilgrims by : David A. Lupher
In Greeks, Romans, and Pilgrims David Lupher examines the availability, circulation, and uses of Greek and Roman culture in the earliest period of the British settlement of New England. This book offers the first systematic correction to the dominant assumption that the Separatist settlers of Plymouth Plantation (the so-called “Pilgrims”) were hostile or indifferent to “humane learning”— a belief dating back to their cordial enemy, the May-pole reveler Thomas Morton of Ma-re Mount, whose own eccentric classical negotiations receive a chapter in this book. While there have been numerous studies of the uses of classical culture during the Revolutionary period of colonial North America, the first decades of settlement in New England have been neglected. Utilizing both familiar texts such as William Bradford’s Of Plimmoth Plantation and overlooked archival sources, Greeks, Romans, and Pilgrims signals the end of that neglect.