In this paper the following topics concerning guardianship in ancient societies broadly conceived (Near Eastern, Greek, Jewish, Hellenistic, Roman as well as Armenian), are highlighted: 1) the importance of institutional mechanisms; 2) historical development; 3) the gap between legal rules and social practice; 4) the ultimate objectives underlying the different forms of guardianship in ancient societies; 5) the interaction between different legal cultures. The question why guardianship as an institution developed in the Greek and Romam world is also explored.

Guardianship in Ancient Societies: Concluding Remarks / M. Faraguna (GRAECA TERGESTINA. STORIA E CIVILTÀ). - In: Ancient Guardianship: Legal Incapacities in the Ancient World / [a cura di] U. Yiftach, M. Faraguna. - Prima edizione. - Trieste : EUT, 2017. - ISBN 9788883038136. - pp. 273-281 (( convegno Legal Documents in Ancient Societies. Ancient Guardianship: Legal Incapacities in the Ancient World tenutosi a Jerusalem nel 2013.

Guardianship in Ancient Societies: Concluding Remarks

M. Faraguna
2017

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In this paper the following topics concerning guardianship in ancient societies broadly conceived (Near Eastern, Greek, Jewish, Hellenistic, Roman as well as Armenian), are highlighted: 1) the importance of institutional mechanisms; 2) historical development; 3) the gap between legal rules and social practice; 4) the ultimate objectives underlying the different forms of guardianship in ancient societies; 5) the interaction between different legal cultures. The question why guardianship as an institution developed in the Greek and Romam world is also explored.
Antiquity; guardianship; legal history; social history; family law
Settore L-ANT/02 - Storia Greca
2017
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
https://www.openstarts.units.it/handle/10077/17339
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