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Crime, law and society in the later Middle Ages / selected sources translated and annotated by Anthony Musson with Edward Powell.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Manchester medieval sources series.
- Manchester medieval sources series
- Language:
- English
- Undetermined
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal law--England--History--To 1500.
- Criminal law.
- Law, Medieval.
- Sociological jurisprudence--History.
- Sociological jurisprudence.
- Crime--England--History--To 1500.
- Crime.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 279 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- A broad collection of legal sources in translation, this volume provides an overview of developments in medieval criminal justice. Giving documentary illustrations of medieval crime and criminals, the book offers fresh insight into the character of medieval society and its governance.
- Contents:
- Concepts of law and justice
- "Popular" concepts of law and justice
- Crime and disorder
- The development of criminal justice
- The courts in operation
- Arbitration
- The personnel of justice
- Corruption and abuse.
- Notes:
- Translated from the Anglo-Norman and Latin.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
- Description based on print version record.
- OCLC:
- 1507884341
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