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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136259203321

Autore

Vitiello Joanna Carraway

Titolo

Public justice and the criminal trial in late medieval Italy : Reggio Emilia in the Visconti age / / By Joanna Carraway Vitiello

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brill, 2016

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2016

ISBN

90-04-31135-1

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (231 pages) : 2 tables; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Medieval law and its practice

Disciplina

345.45430509024

Soggetti

Criminal procedure - Italy - Reggio Emilia - History

Criminal justice, Administration of - Italy - Reggio Emilia - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Power, Jurisdiction, and Criminal Investigation -- 2 The Formation of a Criminal Inquisition -- 3 Fama, Notoriety, and the Due Process of Law -- 4 Proofs, Defenses, and the Determination of Guilt or Innocence -- 5 Resolutions: Conviction, Absolution, and Mitigation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Places -- Index of Subjects.

Sommario/riassunto

In Public Justice and the Criminal Trial in Late Medieval Italy: Reggio Emilia in the Visconti Age , Joanna Carraway Vitiello examines the criminal trial at the end of the fourteenth century. Inquisition procedure, in which a powerful judge largely controlled the trial process, was in regular use in the criminal court at Reggio. Yet during the period considered in this study, technical procedural developments combined with the political realities of the town to create a system of justice that prosecuted crime but also encouraged dispute resolution. Following the stages of the process, including investigation, denunciation, the weighing of evidence, and the verdict, this study investigates the court’s complex role as a vehicle for both personal justice and prosecution in the public interest.