论雅典陪审法庭的建立

On Establishment of Athenian Jury Court

梭伦时代之前,雅典缺乏最高的国家权威机构来处理和协调社会上凶杀以外的矛盾和纠纷,梭伦设立了陪审法庭,给与了任何公民申诉到陪审法庭的权利。这一方面限制了司法官员的独断专行,另一方面在一定程度上限制了家族或氏族之间的仇杀行为,缓和了公民集体内部的矛盾,减少了内耗,促进了公民集体的团结,有利于雅典城邦独立自主的公民意识的形成。

Before Solon s time,lack of highest authoritative institutions state to disposal contradictions and disputes in addition to homicide in Athens resulted in establishment of the jury court which allowed any citizen to appeal to jury court.On the one hand,it restricted the arbitrary decisions of judicial officials as well as the strife and revenge between families or clans.As a result,contradictions within civic groups were reduced and the unity of civic group was intensified which helped raise independent civ...