Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-221) and index.
Contents:
Why this book? -- Justice in the early Middle Ages -- Canon (Ecclesiastical) law and its variants -- Feudalism and justice in medieval France -- Anglo-Norman justice in England before the common law -- Henry II and the rise of the English common law -- Medieval inquisitors -- A sampler of medieval cases -- Medieval crime -- Justice in medieval Germany -- Where medieval law and politics meet -- Modern legacies of medieval justice.
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