User:Serenitynow2/Law court (ancient Athens)/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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Bibliography

HARRIS, E. (2013). HOW STRICTLY DID THE ATHENIAN COURTS APPLY THE LAW? THE ROLE OF “EPIEIKEIA.” Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, 56(1), 27–48. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44254120
- This is a scholarly journal article on JSTOR published by the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, which publishes global research in classical studies. This secondary source should be reliable and provide well-researched, unbiased information about the Athenian Law Courts and the ways the "laws" were applied.
Carey, C., Giannadaki, I., & Griffith-Williams, B. (Eds.). (2018). Use and abuse of law in the athenian courts. BRILL.
- This book was found in the University of Nevada Las Vegas Lied Library database and was written by top scholars and up-and-coming researchers in ancient history. This secondary source should be reliable as it analyzes the Athenian Law Courts from multiple unbiased perspectives to gain an understanding of the complexities of the law courts at this time in history.
Lape, Susan. “The State of Blame: Politics, Competition, and the Courts in Democratic Athens.” Critical Analysis of Law : An International & Interdisciplinary Law Review 3, no. 1 (2016). https://doi.org/10.33137/cal.v3i1.26453.
- This peer-reviewed study was written by Susan Lape, who is a professor with research focused on ancient democratic law. Sources referenced in this secondary source are reliable, as most are scholarly or primary articles and can be cross-referenced. Information provided details how people's speaking style and competitiveness affected trials in Athens courts.
Liddel, Peter. Civic Obligation and Individual Liberty in Ancient Athens. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199226580.001.0001.
- This book written by Peter Liddel, an accredited author of history, is a secondary source that references many original documents of ancient Greece and previous studies. Though it was published in 2007, its references to primary, unchanging articles make it credible and relevant. Insight is given into how liberty and civic obligation functioned in ancient Greek society and courts.

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Outline of proposed changes

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