The body legal in barbarian law /
"The sixth to ninth centuries saw a flowering of written laws among the early Germanic tribes. These laws include tables of fines for personal injury, designed to offer a legal, non-violent alternative to blood feud. Using these personal injury tariffs, The Body Legal in Barbarian Law examines...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Toronto [Ont.] :
University of Toronto Press,
©2011
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Series: | Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ;
9. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Barbarian Laws in Context
- Process and Procedure
- The Head
- Torso, Arms and Legs
- Hands and Feet
- Insult and Injury
- Assaults against Women
- Assaults According to Rank (Nobles and King's Servants, Freedmen, Slaves, Clerics, Foreigners)
- Summary: a Review of What Personal Injury Tariffs Have Told Us about Transmission of Law.