Book contents
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- General Introduction
- Maps
- Part A Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Part B Ancient Greece and China
- Part C India and the Roman Republic
- Section IX Law, Justice, and Equity
- 25 Law and Its Sources in Ancient Roman and Indian Law
- 26 Legal Procedures and Trials
- 27 Equity and Justice
- Section X Legal Status and Social Class
- Section XI Responsibility and Punishment
- Section XII War and Treaties
- Part D Rabbinic Law and the Roman Empire
- Part E Final Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
27 - Equity and Justice
from Section IX - Law, Justice, and Equity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2019
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- General Introduction
- Maps
- Part A Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Part B Ancient Greece and China
- Part C India and the Roman Republic
- Section IX Law, Justice, and Equity
- 25 Law and Its Sources in Ancient Roman and Indian Law
- 26 Legal Procedures and Trials
- 27 Equity and Justice
- Section X Legal Status and Social Class
- Section XI Responsibility and Punishment
- Section XII War and Treaties
- Part D Rabbinic Law and the Roman Empire
- Part E Final Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Legal thought in the Roman Republic and ancient India share in common an understanding that law is not merely about strict justice but encompasses considerations of fairness and equity.
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- Ancient Legal ThoughtEquity, Justice, and Humaneness From Hammurabi and the Pharaohs to Justinian and the Talmud, pp. 425 - 438Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019