Alfonso X, the Justinian of His Age : Law and Justice in Thirteenth-Century Castile / Joseph F. O'Callaghan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Callaghan, Joseph F., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law, Medieval.

Law--Spain--Castile--History--To 1500.

Law.

Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284--Influence.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this magisterial work, Joseph O'Callaghan offers a detailed account of the establishment of Alfonso X's legal code, the Libro de las leyes or Siete Partidas, and its applications in the daily life of thirteenth-century Iberia, both within and far beyond the royal courts. O'Callaghan argues that Alfonso X, el Sabio (the Wise), was the Justinian of his age, one of the truly great legal minds of human history.Alfonso X, the Justinian of His Age highlights the struggles the king faced in creating a new, coherent, inclusive, and all-embracing body of law during his reign, O'Callaghan also considers Alfonso X's own understanding of his role as king, lawgiver, and defender of the faith in order to evaluate the impact of his achievement on the administration of justice. Indeed, such was the power and authority of the Alfonsine code that it proved the king's downfall when his son invoked it to challenge his rule. Throughout this soaring legal and historical biography, O'Callaghan reminds us of the long-term impacts of Alfonso X's legal works, not just on Castilian (and later, Iberian) life, but on the administration of justice across the world.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Note on Citations and Coinage

1. El Rey Sabio

2. The Law and the Lawgiver

3. Creating a Dynasty

4. The King and His People

5. Defender of the Faith

6. The Defense of the Realm

7. Litigants, Judges, and Lawyers

8. The Judicial Process

9. Marriage, Family, and Inheritance

10. The Law of Persons

11. The Law of Property

12. Trade and Commerce

13. Crime and Punishment

14. The Law of the Non-Christian Peoples

15. The Juridical Achievement of Alfonso X

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3591-8

1-5017-3590-X

OCLC:

1050142807