Crime and Justice in Late Medieval Italy

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-15383-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 393 g

In this important study, Trevor Dean examines the history of crime and criminal justice in Italy from the mid-thirteenth to the end of the fifteenth century. The book contains studies of the most frequent types of prosecuted crime such as violence, theft and insult, along with the rarely prosecuted sorcery and sex crimes. Drawing on a diverse and innovative range of sources, including legislation, legal opinions, prosecutions, chronicles and works of fiction, Dean demonstrates how knowledge of the history of criminal justice can illuminate our wider understanding of the Middle Ages. Issues and instruments of criminal justice reflected the structure and operation of state power; they were an essential element in the evolution of cities and they provided raw material for fictions. Furthermore, the study of judicial records provides insight into a wide range of social situations, from domestic violence to the oppression of ethnic minorities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dean, Trevor

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Sources: 1. Trial records; 2. Chronicles; 3. Fiction; 4. Statute law; 5. Consilia; Part II. Description and Analysis: 6. Insult and revenge; 7. Sex crimes; 8. Potions and poisons; 9. Violence; 10. Theft; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.