Apagogue (law)
Apagoge ( Greek ἀπαγωγή , lit. "carrying away") referred to a rapid court procedure in ancient Athens .
Certain criminal offenses such as theft ( κλοπή ), highway robbery ( λωποδυσία ), kidnapping ( ἀνδροληψία ) but also murder ( φόνος ) could be proceeded in a fast-track process if the perpetrator was caught ep 'autophoro ( ἐπ Tat ' αὐτοφώρῳ ). The prosecutor ( ho boulomenos , ὁ βουλόμενος , whoever wanted ) could then arrest him and bring him before the eleven men .
If the defendant admitted guilt in front of these officials, the sentence was carried out immediately. Only when he pleaded innocent (under oath) was he brought to justice. In this case he could be released against the position of a surety until the trial.
Single receipts
- ↑ Eleni Volonaki, Apagoge in Homicide Cases (English) (PDF; 123 kB)
- ↑ Michael Hillgruber, The Tenth Speech of Lysias , 1988, p. 72
literature
- Eleni Volonaki: Apagogue in Homicide Cases . In: Dike 3 (2000), pp. 147–176 ( PDF file; 120 kB )