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A punishment for each criminal : gender and crime in Swedish medieval law /

In A Punishment for Each Criminal Christine Ekholst provides the first in-depth analysis of how gender influenced Swedish medieval legislation. The book explores the important legislative changes that took place when women were made personally responsible for their own crimes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ekholst, Christine, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
Colección:Northern world ; Volume 67.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Swedish medieval law codes
  • To have and to take-property crimes
  • Assault and lesser violence
  • Lethal violence: homicide, murder, arson and witchcraft
  • Sexual crimes : fornication, adultery and bestiality
  • Taking a woman with force-rape and abduction
  • Conclusions.