Canon Law and the End of the Ordeal.
In 1215 the Fourth Lateran Council banned priestly involvement in the unilateral judicial ordeal, thus effectively bringing to an end the centuries-old practice of appealing to the judicium Dei as a means of resolving legal disputes. This article explores the reasons behind this seminal development...
| Publicado en: | Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 473 - 514 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Autumn2006
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