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This book examines the contribution that petitioning and litigation made to the maintenance of the social order in Roman Egypt between 30 BC and AD 284. Through the analysis of the many hundreds of documents surviving on papyrus, especially petitions, reports of court proceedings, and letters, Kelly focuses on how the legal system achieved its formal goals (that is, the resolution of disputes through judgments), and discusses in detail the contribution made by the litigation process to informal methods of social control. With particular emphasis on the roles that this process played in the transmission of political ideologies, in the maintenance of family solidarity, and in the fostering of 'private' mechanisms of dispute resolution, the book argues that although the legal system was less than successful when judged by its formal aims, it did have a real social impact by contributing indirectly to some of the informal mechanisms that ensured order in this province of the Roman Empire.

Justice, Administration of (Roman law) --- Actions and defenses (Roman law) --- Justice --- Actions et défenses (Droit romain) --- Administration (Droit romain) --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Social control --- Egyptian law. --- Criminal law --- History --- History. --- Arsinoite Nome (Egypt) --- Social life and customs --- Actions and defenses (Roman law). --- Justice, Administration of (Roman law). --- Arsinoite Nome (Egypt). --- Actions et défenses (Droit romain) --- Egyptian law --- Social conflict --- Sociology --- Liberty --- Pressure groups --- Roman law --- Law, Egyptian --- Law, Ancient --- Crime --- Crimes and misdemeanors --- Criminals --- Law, Criminal --- Penal codes --- Penal law --- Pleas of the crown --- Public law --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Criminal procedure --- Actions and defenses --- Law and legislation --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Arsinoeitēs Nomos (Egypt) --- Règlement de conflits --- Contrôle social --- Pétitions --- Droit égyptien --- Actions et défenses (droit romain) --- Administration (droit romain) --- Antiquité --- Égypte --- Administration --- Règlement de conflits --- Contrôle social --- Pétitions --- Droit égyptien --- Actions et défenses (droit romain) --- Égypte --- Antiquité