Holy War and the Medieval Lawyers
Holy War and the Medieval Lawyers By James A. Brundage The Holy War, edited by Thomas Patrick Murphy (Ohio State University Press, 1976)…
Domestic Peace and Public Order in Anglo-Saxon Law
Domestic Peace and Public Order in Anglo-Saxon Law By Rebecca Colman The Anglo-Saxons, synthesis and achievement, edited by J. Douglas Woods, David Anthony…
Barcelona, a Society and its Law: 11th-13th Centuries
The legal system in Barcelona in the Lower Middle Ages – which we regard as a synthesis of rights (usages, customs, privileges, laws, and so on) and organization (municipality, universitat de prohoms, consulates, etc.) – had already attained maturity in the 13th century.
Philosophies of Imprisonment in Late Antiquity
Philosophies of Imprisonment in Late Antiquity By Mary Olson Constructing the Past, Vol.9:1 (2008) Abstract: One of the few things that prisons were not…
Peregrini, Barbari, and Cives Romani: Concepts of Citizenship and the Legal Identity of Barbarians in the Later Roman Empire
Peregrini, Barbari, and Cives Romani: Concepts of Citizenship and the Legal Identity of Barbarians in the Later Roman Empire By Ralph W. Mathisen The American…
Handbooks and local jurisdiction in Ming China. According to the sections on judicial matters in the «Shih cheng lu» by Lü K’un, a handbook for magistrates
Handbooks and local jurisdiction in Ming China. According to the sections on judicial matters in the «Shih cheng lu» by Lü K’un, a…
Women and Crime in Later Mediaeval England: An Examination of the Evidence of the Courts of Gaol Delivery, 1388 to 1409
Women and Crime in Later Mediaeval England: An Examination of the Evidence of the Courts of Gaol Delivery, 1388 to 1409 Garay, Kathleen…
Anglo-Saxon Women Before the Law: A Student Edition of Five Old English Lawsuits
Anglo-Saxon Women Before the Law: A Student Edition of Five Old English Lawsuits By Andrew Rabin Old English Newsletter, Vol. 41.3 (2008) Introduction The…
Understanding peace in 13th century German culture. Were the Rhenish league and town leagues “coniurationes”?
Understanding peace in 13th century German culture. Were the Rhenish league and town leagues “coniurationes”? By Ossi Kokkonen Ennen Ja Nyt, Vol.4 (2004) Introduction: In…
Theodore Balsamon’s Canonical Images of Women
Theodore Balsamon’s Canonical Images of Women Viscuso, Patrick Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, articles (2004 – 2008) Abstract The jurist Balsamon, in the…
The Scrope and Grosvenor Controversy, 1385-1391
Caught at an event wearing the exact same outfit as someone else? Well, what if you wore the same coat of arms to a battle? In 1385, King Richard II of England invaded Scotland with his army. During this invasion, two of the king’s knights realized that they were using the same coat of arms.
Kin and the Courts: Testimony of Kinship in Lawsuits of Angevin England
Kin and the Courts: Testimony of Kinship in Lawsuits of Angevin England By Nathaniel L. Taylor Haskins Society Journal, Vol. 15 (2005) Synopsis: In…
Prosecuting animals in Medieval Europe : possible explanations
From the ninth to the nineteenth century, more than two hundred well-recorded animal trials took place in Western Europe.
Medieval Petitions: Grace and Grievance
Medieval Petitions: Grace and Grievance Edited by W. Mark Ormrod, Gwilym Dodd and Anthony Musson Boydell, 2009 ISBN: 9781903153253 The mechanics, politics and culture…
Local Disputes and the Role of the Royal Judiciary in Early Fourteenth-Century Norway
Local Disputes and the Role of the Royal Judiciary in Early Fourteenth-Century Norway By Anders Berge Communities in European History: Representations, Jurisdictions, Conflicts, edited…
Changing Layers of Jurisdiction and the Reshaping of Icelandic Society c. 1220-1350
Changing Layers of Jurisdiction and the Reshaping of Icelandic Society c. 1220-1350 By Jón Viðar Sigurðsson Communities in European History: Representations, Jurisdictions, Conflicts, edited…
Medieval Maritime Law from Oléron to Wisby: Jurisdictions in the Law of the Sea
This chapter explores the history of medieval maritime law and its practice in Northern Europe.
Changing Layers of Jurisdiction. Northern and Central Italian States in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Times
Changing Layers of Jurisdiction. Northern and Central Italian States in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Times By Ann Katherine Isaacs Communities in…
Child-centered law in medieval Ireland
Fortunately, the historian of early medieval Ireland does not face such predicaments in the search for the child as a detailed body of legal discourse survives. This is the largest collection of legal material written in a vernacular for pre-1200 Europe, with the published edition running to 2,343 pages.
Some lexical collocational patterns in Late Middle English legal texts
Some lexical collocational patterns in Late Middle English legal texts By Luis Iglesias-Rábade Miscelanea: A Journal of English and American Studies, Vol. 35 (2007)…
Legal Landmarks: The Architecture of Justice in late medieval England
Legal Landmarks: The Architecture of Justice in late medieval England By Anthony Musson Australia & New Zealand Law & History E-Journal, vol.2 (2006) Introduction: This…
The Murder of Henry Clement and the Pirates of Lundy Island
The Murder of Henry Clement and the Pirates of Lundy Island By Frederick M. Powicke Ways of medieval life and thought, by Frederick…
The Medieval Prison: A Social History
The Medieval Prison: A Social History By Guy Geltner Princeton University Press, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-691-13533-5 The modern prison is commonly thought to be the…
The Making of Kanun Law in the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600
The Making of Kanun Law in the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600 By Kenan İnan Communities in European History: Representations, Jurisdictions, Conflicts, edited by Günther Lottes, Eero Medijainen, Jón…
