TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cohen,Edward
TI  - Ancient Athenian Maritime Courts
T2  - Princeton Legacy Library
SN  - 9780691618944
AV  - KKE4980.26 -- C644 1973eb 
U1  - 343.3850960269 
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Princeton, NJ : 
PB  - Princeton University Press, 
KW  - Courts
KW  - Greece
KW  - Athens
KW  - History
KW  - Droit maritime
KW  - Grèce
KW  - Athènes
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Maritime law
KW  - Tribunaux
KW  - LAW / Military
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Abbreviations --; JURISDICTION OF THE DIKAI EMPORIKAI --; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE DlKAI EMPORIKAl --; Index Locorum --; General Index --; Greek Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - Athenian power and prosperity in the fourth century B.C. was based largely on commerce. The complex litigation arising from commercial activities was heard in special maritime courts, dikai emporikai, the subject of this monograph. Using both ancient and secondary sources, Edward E. Cohen has pieced together the evolution of these courts and has explored their procedure and jurisdiction. He successfully treats the much-discussed problem of why they were termed "monthly," and makes it clear that "supranationality" was a feature of all Hellenic maritime law. He shows conclusively that their jurisdiction was limited ratione rerum, not ratione personarum, because a legally defined "commercial class" did not exist in Athens at this time. Classicists and lawyers alike will find this a fascinating study. It not only contributes to our understanding of the Athens of Plato, Aristotle, and Demosthenes, but also points out that certain principles of Athenian maritime law are still imbedded in the modern international law of maritime commerce.Originally published in 1973.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
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