LAWS 3305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Private Prosecution, Feudalism, Major Crimes

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Law
• Course: LAWS 3305
• Professor: Leo Russomanno

Document Summary

Lecture 2 origins of the common law system. Feudalism: the idea of social classes which are governed through the king. The ownership of land is an important aspect of feudalism; the land is worked for the king. Both the angles and the saxons set tled in england in 5th century. Kings were not the source of law. Instead the law was seen as a tribal custom: (cid:279)(cid:293)(cid:290)(cid:303)(cid:290)(cid:291)(cid:300)(cid:303)(cid:290), (cid:305)(cid:293)(cid:290) (cid:288)(cid:300)(cid:306)(cid:303)(cid:305)(cid:304) (cid:300)(cid:291) (cid:297)(cid:286)(cid:308) (cid:308)(cid:290)(cid:303)(cid:290) (cid:299)(cid:300)(cid:305) (cid:305)(cid:293)(cid:290) k(cid:294)(cid:299)(cid:292)(cid:304) (cid:288)(cid:300)(cid:306)(cid:303)t. The kings power began to slowly increase over time: anglo-(cid:278)(cid:286)(cid:309)(cid:300)(cid:299) (cid:299)(cid:300)(cid:305)(cid:294)(cid:300)(cid:299) (cid:300)(cid:291) (cid:305)(cid:293)(cid:290) f(cid:303)(cid:290)(cid:290)(cid:298)(cid:286)(cid:299) . Breach of kings peace: a contract between the people and the king. This was also the origins of social contracts: (cid:278)(cid:294)(cid:298)(cid:294)(cid:297)(cid:286)(cid:303) (cid:305)(cid:300) (cid:305)(cid:293)(cid:290) (cid:278)(cid:300)(cid:288)(cid:294)(cid:286)(cid:297) c(cid:300)(cid:299)(cid:305)(cid:303)(cid:286)(cid:288)(cid:305): (cid:279)(cid:293)(cid:290) (cid:296)(cid:294)(cid:299)(cid:292)"(cid:304) (cid:300)(cid:287)(cid:297)(cid:294)(cid:292)(cid:286)(cid:305)(cid:294)(cid:300)n is to uphold the law and protect the people. Enforcing the law and exacting a price. January 13th, 2016: placed a stamp of approval upon the king. Trial by ordeal: subjecting the accused to an ordeal (fire or water)