Felony and Misdemeanor
A Study in the History of Criminal Law
1st Edition
Published on 11. November 2016
512 pages
978-1-5128-0273-3 (ISBN)
Description
Integrating legal history with the traditional history of the Middle Ages, this classic book meticulously traces early criminal procedure, its development on the Continent, and its imposition on the conquered kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England in the centuries that followed the Norman Conquest.
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Reprint 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-5128-0273-3 (9781512802733)
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Edward Peters is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.
Edward Peters is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.
Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- "Ex parte Clio"
- AUTHOR'S FOREWORD
- TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- I. The Foundations of Early Law Enforcement
- II. Frankish Crown Procedure and the Growth of Public Order
- III. The Dispersal of Jurisdiction and Norman Reception of Frankish Law
- IV. Criminal Procedure and Feudal Government
- V. God's Peace and Duke's Peace
- VI. Anglo-Saxon Institutions and Norman Justice
- INDEX
