Ancient Laws and Modern Problems: The Balance Between Justice and A Legal System

Sassoon looks for solutions to some of the legal problems in today's societies in the surviving laws of the city states of Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon. He also reflects on the nature of those societies, including the notion of justice, and compares them with some aspects of modern societies. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR