The Athenian Law of Agreement

<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">At Athens legislation that made private agreements enforceable rested not on the binding effect of promises per se but on a principle of closure, modeled on the Reconciliation of 403.</span>

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwin Carawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2010-11-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/551
Description
Summary:<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">At Athens legislation that made private agreements enforceable rested not on the binding effect of promises per se but on a principle of closure, modeled on the Reconciliation of 403.</span>
ISSN:0017-3916
2159-3159