Medieval Public Justice |
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Author:
| Vallerani, Massimo Blanshei, Sarah Rubin |
ISBN: | 978-0-8132-1971-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
Publisher: | Catholic University of America Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $75.00USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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In a series of essays based on surviving documents of actual court practices from Perugia and Bologna, as well as laws, statutes, and theoretical works from the 12th and 13th centuries, Massimo Vallerani offers important historical insights into the establishment of a trial-based public justice system. Challenging the long-standing evolutionary paradigm of medieval legal procedures, Vallerani argues that public justice was not the triumph of strong inquisitorial procedure over weak...
More DescriptionIn a series of essays based on surviving documents of actual court practices from Perugia and Bologna, as well as laws, statutes, and theoretical works from the 12th and 13th centuries, Massimo Vallerani offers important historical insights into the establishment of a trial-based public justice system. Challenging the long-standing evolutionary paradigm of medieval legal procedures, Vallerani argues that public justice was not the triumph of strong inquisitorial procedure over weak accusatory procedure, but rather a process in which the two procedures developed in tandem.