A Panel on Ancient Greek Law in the 21st Century
as part of the 14th Annual International Conference on Law
10-13 July 2017, Athens, Greece
Sponsored by the Athens Journal of Law
The Law Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organising A Panel on Ancient Greek Law in the 21st Century as part of the 14th Annual International Conference on Law, 10-13 July 2017, Athens, Greece sponsored by the Athens Journal of Law.
The aim of the panel is to bring together academics and researchers whose work is related to Ancient Greek law.
Interest in the study of ancient Greek law has been revived in recent years. Traditionally, research had been largely confined to the better attested legal system of the classical Athenian democracy. Yet, early (archaic) Greek law as well as the legal systems of other city-states have formed the focus of latest studies relating to politics, classics, legal history, social and cultural anthropology. This cross disciplinary approach to Greek law proves that its study need not be a sterile examination of the distant past. On the contrary, lessons can be extracted if research is linked with contemporary issues in a way that leads to an intellectual ferment for the improvement of our lives.
Areas of interest include (but are not confined to):
- The rule of law in ancient Greece
- Equality before the law in ancient Greece
- Unity of ancient Greek law
- Relevance in Athenian courts
- Evidence in Athenian courts
- Study of the Attic orators
- The rhetoric of Athenian litigants
- Promoting the study of Greek law in the 21st century
- Teaching ancient Greek law in the 21st century
- Incorporating ancient Greek law in university curriculum
Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of social events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise to selected Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi. Details of the social program are available here.
Fee structure information is available on https://www.atiner.gr/fees.
Please submit a 300-word abstract before 29 May 2017, by email, to atiner@atiner.gr, Dr. Vasileios Adamidis, Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission.
If your submission is accepted, you will receive information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER (president@atiner.gr).
The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent world association of Academics and Researchers. Its mission is to act as a forum where Academics and Researchers from all over the world can meet in Athens, in order to exchange ideas on their research, and to discuss future developments in their disciplines.
The organizing and hosting of International Conferences and Symposiums, the carrying out of Research, and the production of Publications are the basic activities of ATINER. Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 400 International Conferences and other events, and has published close to 200 books. In 2012, the Association launched a series of conference paper publications (click here), and at the beginning of 2014, it introduced its own series of Journals (click here).
Academically, the Association is organized into seven Divisions and 37 Units. Each Unit organizes at least an Annual International Conference, and may also undertake various small and large research projects.
Academics and Researchers are more than welcome to become members and to contribute to ATINER’s objectives. If you would like to become a member, please download the relevant form (membership form). For more information on how to become a member, please send an email to: info@atiner.gr.