The Rise and Fall of Communal Liability in Ancient Law

Francesco Parisi and Guiseppe Dari Mattiaci
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci

No 03-12, Working Papers from Utrecht School of Economics

Abstract: In ancient societies, rules of communal responsibility permitted the imposition of retaliatory sanctions on a wrongdoer’s clan. These rules followed the collective ownership structure of early communities. Over time, notions of personal responsibility emerged, terminating the transfer of responsibility from one member to the whole clan. This paper intends to provide an economic explanation for this transition.

Keywords: communal liability; tort; ancient law; primitive society; group liability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-09
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