Based on critical documents, the goal of this book is to try to rebuild the way of the exercise of justice in the diocese of Liege during the Middle Age (8th-12th c.). All kinds of courts are analyzed: "ordinary" courts (episcopal synod, dean courts, parish synods, noble and monastery courts, local courts) and "extraordinary" courts (pontifical, archiepiscopal, royal and ducal courts). A chapter is also related to non jurisdictional ways of resolution of conflicts (faida, flagrant offense, conciliation/mediation/arbitration). Four annexes include the different kinds of proofs, the different kinds of penalties, the list of the episcopal synods and the dean districts. French text. |