Classical Studies 2301A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ancient Greek Law, Social Control Theory, Masculinity

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2301A/B
• Professor: Randall Pogorzelski

Document Summary

Laws vary from place to place and over time. May or may not be against specific laws. Criminal acts and law breaking behaviours went against nomos. Defining crime as violating social norms whether or not it breaks the law. Judges made decisions on customs (what was right and wrong) vs specific body of laws. Certain basic human rights that transcend certain aspects of behaviour into human rights: whether or not they violate certain laws. Advantages universal, defines criminal in the same way. Ancient athenians kept slaves violating human rights was not against law, but was morally wrong. People who are in charge get to define what is criminal. E. g. idea of homosexuality: not about the gender of who you want to sleep with but rather the sexual acts you want to perform. Penetrating mattered some to whether the they preferred men or women.