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From Popular Sovereignty to the Sovereignty of Law: Law, Society and Politics in Fifth-Century Athens
From Popular Sovereignty to the Sovereignty of Law Law Society and Politics in FifthCentury Athens Author:Martin Ostwald 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 ha... more »d been enacted.« less