Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322625 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers Series No. 03-12
Publisher: 
Utrecht University, Utrecht School of Economics, Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute, Utrecht
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.
Subjects: 
communal liability
tort
ancient law
primitive society
group liability
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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