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...changed over centuries (Von Elbe, 1939). Roman law of war and peace Deliberations about war were expected to pass through these priests, who would seek a judgment of the gods about the justice of the proposed course of action. If it was decided that a grave breach of the peace had in fact occurred, such that a just war would be warranted, the fetials would first approach...

...change in recent history is the way in which the law has permeated all parts of social life. The universal standard of whether something is socially acceptable is progressively becoming whether it is legal. In earlier times, most people were illiterate and did not have the vote. They were ruled, in effect by what we would call tyranny. And this was not just in 1250. That...

...changed the time, they might have forgotten that the clocks went back, or they may have pressed the ‘snooze’ button earlier. They might infer that it is 80% likely that the knock on the door is the delivery driver, but perhaps it is instead a neighbour who has locked himself out of his flat, or a group of police officers coming to arrest him for that jewellery heist...