HUMA 1825 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Justifiable Homicide, Homicide, Parricide
8 Apr 2020
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Features that we take for granted today but were absent in ancient athens were legal. The competition for honour shaped social relations a lot during this time. Cohen reading study questions: identify the features of the institution of law that we take for granted today but that were, according to cohen, absent in ancient athens. Also, the basic structure of a court, such as a jury who will determine the verdict as well as a judge. The difference is that today these people have legal credentials whereas before no one had necessarily a background of law or any type of training. Also, in today"s society we have laws, rules and bills that are written down such as the criminal code or the charter of rights and freedoms and the constitution. For example, the charter lists basic human rights everyone is subject to in canada, whereas not everyone was considered equal in ancient athens.
