H. A. Kelly

Inquisitions and Other Trial Procedures in the Medieval West (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Inquisition' was the new form of criminal procedure that was developed by the lawyer-pope Innocent III and given definitive form at the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040242810
• Artikelnr.: 72279962

Autorenporträt

H.A. Kelly

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Inquisition and the prosecution of heresy: misconceptions and abuses
Inquisitorial due process and the status of secret crimes
The right to remain silent: before and after Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc's last trial: the attack of the devil's advocates
Trial procedures against Wyclif and Wycliffites in England and at the Council of Constance
Lollard inquisitions: due and undue process
English kings and the fear of sorcery
The case against Edward IV's marriage and offspring: secrecy
Witchcraft
Secrecy
Precontract
Statutes of rapes and alleged ravishers of wives: a context for the charges against Thomas Malory, knight
Meanings and uses of raptus in Chaucer's time
Index.