HIST-1106EL Quiz: The appointment of jury members
13 Nov 2020
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Iudex: lay person that decided of the factual merits of the case. Each trial: new iudex appointed, a person that had already been a iudex could not be appointed again for 7 years. Appointment showing similarities with the appointment of jury members usa, england, Wasn"t allowed to venture outside the legal boundaries laid down in this document. Applicable legal rules had to be interpreted: advice asked to legal experts: Iurisconsulti: legal experts to be consulted, not yet as professional lawyers. Iurisperiti: experts who"re experienced in matters of law classical period of roman law: professional class of jurists, lawyers evolve from these iurisperiti when facts are clear: Defendant acquitted when the claim was not sufficiently proven. Defendant awarded: if litis aestimatio set at a specific amount of money, he could only award that amount, not less and not more. Amount still uncertain ,quanti ea res est, then the iudex would have to fix the amount.
