LWSO 203 Lecture Notes - Fee Simple, Clean Hands, Feudalism
25 Mar 2013
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A)evolution of public criminal and private court law. Clan based govt and legal systems across british isles. Romans invaded and had much more developed legal systems. Very little king directed law, more directed by the 8 clans. Formal and standardized view about the death penalty for adultery, murder etc. >a personal response, one has the right to kill another. > if you injure or kill someone you must compensate them or their kin. > type of injury and the status of the person dictates the compensation. 2 types of compensation: the bot (the fee paid to the injured party, a wite (paid to the king because you injured the king by disturbing the peace) > had to be made in public for witnesses. Trial by ordeal: the accused undergoes an impossible human task ie. the drowning of witches. Congregation: gather 10-12 people to attest to your innocence, if successful you are innocent, if not you are guilty (origins of juries)
