The Medieval Coroner

R. F. Hunnisett (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2008
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-07943-3 (ISBN)

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The office of coroner was established in England in 1194; it has had an unbroken history, and has been exported to many countries, including the United States. At the zenith of his power, in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, the coroner was concerned with many aspects of law and local administration, and with some of the most tragic and dramatic episodes of medieval life. Coroners - 'keepers of the pleas of the crown' - had to be knights or substantial landowners; they were required to hold inquests on victims of suicide or violent death, receive abjurations of the realm (ceremonial undertakings by felons in sanctuary to leave the country), hear appeals and confessions of felony, and legalise any exactions, outlawries or subsequent pardons. Their responsibilities included the arrest of suspects and the safeguarding of property subject to forfeit; the coroners' rolls contained the written records of many official proceedings.

1. The Early Years; 2. The Coroner's Inquest; 3. Abjurations of the Realm; 4. Appeals and Outlawries; 5. Miscellaneous Duties; 6. The Coroners' Rolls; 7. Character and Efficiency; 8. Coroners' Districts; 9. Elections and Qualifications; 10. The Declining Years.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.9.2008
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 217 mm
Gewicht	310 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-521-07943-8 / 0521079438
ISBN-13	978-0-521-07943-3 / 9780521079433
Zustand	Neuware