УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХ
Objective: to identify the specific features of the essence, content and functioning of legal order in ancient Athens.Methods: the methodological basis of the research is the general dialectic method of cognition, which allows to explore the phenomena and processes in their historical development, i...
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| author | F. Carugati G. K. Hadfield B. R. Weingast |
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| description | Objective: to identify the specific features of the essence, content and functioning of legal order in ancient Athens.Methods: the methodological basis of the research is the general dialectic method of cognition, which allows to explore the phenomena and processes in their historical development, interconnection and interdependence, as well as the general scientific, special and specific scientific methods of cognition, based on the former one.Results: democratic Athens was remarkably stable and prosperous, but the ancient city-state never developed extensively centralized rule of law institutions. Drawing on the "what-is-law" account of legal order elaborated by Hadfield and Weingast, the research shows that Athens' legal order relied on institutions that achieved common knowledge and incentive compatibility for enforcers in a largely decentralized system of coercion. Scientific novelty: for the first time it has been proved that Athens in the fourth century BC can serve as an example of building the rule of law in places where governments are weak, corrupt or nonexistent. Athens’ experience shows that one should focus on developing centralized institutions that are capable of coordinating decentralized enforcement mechanisms by (i) elaborating and publicizing decisions as common knowledge about wrongful behavior and its appropriate punishment; (ii) incentivizing decentralized punishment by fostering individual trust in the system; and (iii) linking individual participation to the survival of the political community.Practical significance: the main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used in scientific and educational activity when considering the issues of the essence, content and functioning of legal order. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b251b09efc1b4af2b6d2619f26103c392024-03-20T08:16:50ZengTatar Educational Center “Taglimat” Ltd.Russian Journal of Economics and Law2782-29232016-12-0110417619910.21202/1993-047X.10.2016.4.176-1992039УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХF. Carugati0G. K. Hadfield1B. R. Weingast2Indiana University, BloomingtonUniversity of Southern CaliforniaHoover Institution, Stanford UniversityObjective: to identify the specific features of the essence, content and functioning of legal order in ancient Athens.Methods: the methodological basis of the research is the general dialectic method of cognition, which allows to explore the phenomena and processes in their historical development, interconnection and interdependence, as well as the general scientific, special and specific scientific methods of cognition, based on the former one.Results: democratic Athens was remarkably stable and prosperous, but the ancient city-state never developed extensively centralized rule of law institutions. Drawing on the "what-is-law" account of legal order elaborated by Hadfield and Weingast, the research shows that Athens' legal order relied on institutions that achieved common knowledge and incentive compatibility for enforcers in a largely decentralized system of coercion. Scientific novelty: for the first time it has been proved that Athens in the fourth century BC can serve as an example of building the rule of law in places where governments are weak, corrupt or nonexistent. Athens’ experience shows that one should focus on developing centralized institutions that are capable of coordinating decentralized enforcement mechanisms by (i) elaborating and publicizing decisions as common knowledge about wrongful behavior and its appropriate punishment; (ii) incentivizing decentralized punishment by fostering individual trust in the system; and (iii) linking individual participation to the survival of the political community.Practical significance: the main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used in scientific and educational activity when considering the issues of the essence, content and functioning of legal order.https://www.rusjel.ru/jour/article/view/2041legal orderlaw and orderathenslaw institutionstate power |
| spellingShingle | F. Carugati G. K. Hadfield B. R. Weingast УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХ Russian Journal of Economics and Law legal order law and order athens law institution state power |
| title | УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХ |
| title_full | УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХ |
| title_fullStr | УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХ |
| title_full_unstemmed | УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХ |
| title_short | УСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРАВОПОРЯДКА В ДРЕВНИХ АФИНАХ |
| title_sort | установление правопорядка в древних афинах |
| topic | legal order law and order athens law institution state power |
| url | https://www.rusjel.ru/jour/article/view/2041 |
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