This intellectually powerful and highly original book examines Roman expansion through the lens of public lawmaking, the process of negotiation and debate by which citizen assemblies resolved conflict and expressed consensus. Williamson incisively examines how problems of expansion were managed, and boldly argues that in the end it was expansion itself—both of the electorate and its leadership—that overwhelmed the problem-solving capacities of public lawmaking and led to the breakdown of the Republic

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право -- історія -- Рим

The publishers and authors would like to thank the following individuals and publications for granting permission to reproduce copyright material. Employment Tribunals Service for permission to include sample copies of Employment Tribunal forms The Law Society Gazette for permission to reproduce the following articles ‘Shopping Around’ (edition dated 4 March 2004 ‘Having cross words in the courtroom’ (edition dated 1 April 2004 ‘Asian tigers prepare to spring’ (edition dated 20 May 2004) Nigel Hanson for permission to reproduce ‘Shopping Around’. Nigel Hanson is a member of the media team at Foot Anstey Sargent. Justin Michaelson (Weil, Gotshal & Manges) on behalf of the Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates, for permission to reproduce ‘Having cross words in the courtroom’. Lucy Trevelyan for permission to reproduce ‘Asian tigers prepare to spring’. Margot Taylor, Principal Lecturer at the Inns of Court School of Law, for permission to reproduce her article entitled 'Which route – solicitor or barrister?’ (The Times, 20 January 2004). The authors would also like to express their gratitude to Sharon Hanson nd David Ronson for providing valued comments and feedback in the ourse of this book being written.

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правознавство -- юриспруденція -- юридична термінологія