dikastērion (English spelling) dikasterion

Japanese: dikastērion(英語表記)dikasterion
dikastērion (English spelling) dikasterion

...This system seems to have disappeared after that, but was revived in the mid-5th century BC (30 people). With the democratization of Athens, the judicial system was also improved, and the powers of the Areopagus were reduced and transferred to councils, assemblies, and courts (dikastērion), but the fact that even cases of allied cities had to be brought to the Athenian courts was a manifestation of Athenian imperialism. Classical Athenian judges, the dikastai, were jurors selected from the general public, and there were no modern state judges, prosecutors, or lawyers.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "dikastērion" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…これはその後消滅したらしいが,前5世紀中葉復活した(30人)。 アテナイの民主化に伴い裁判制度も整備され,アレオパゴス会議の権限が縮小され,評議会,民会,裁判所(ディカステリオンdikastērion)に移されたが,同盟諸市の事件さえアテナイの法廷に持ち出されねばならなくなったことは,アテナイ帝国主義の一つの現れであった。古典期アテナイの裁判官dikastaiは一般市民から選出される陪審者であって,近代国家の判事や検察官や弁護士というものはなかった。…

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