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Die Macht des Anfangs

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The paper outlines a brief theory of Power that frees the notion from its accustomed association with sovereignty, coercion and violence and uncovers its productivity for legislation and jurisdiction. Starting from Gaius' , a legal textbook from the 2 century that served as a model for Emperor Justinian's codification of law (, 6th century), the paper shows how Roman institutions established the legal structure of speech referring to persons, objects and actions.

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Vismann, Cornelia: Die Macht des Anfangs. In: ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung, Jg. 2 (2011), Nr. 2, S. 57-68. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18478.
@ARTICLE{Vismann2011,
 author = {Vismann, Cornelia},
 title = {Die Macht des Anfangs},
 year = 2011,
 doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18478}",
 volume = 2,
 address = {Hamburg},
 journal = {ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung},
 number = 2,
 pages = {57--68},
}
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