The Code of Cuenca : municipal law on the twelfth-century Castilian frontier / translated and with an introduction by James F. Powers.
2000
KKT6331.A17 C8413 2000 (Mapit)
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Forum Conche. English
Title
The Code of Cuenca : municipal law on the twelfth-century Castilian frontier / translated and with an introduction by James F. Powers.
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Imprint
Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2000]
Copyright
©2000
Description
viii, 243 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Middle Ages series.
Formatted Contents Note
I. Concession of the Code and Outline of Its Privileges
II. Statutes Regarding Property Holdings
III. How Grain Fields Should Be Guarded
IV. Care of the Vineyards
V. Demarcation of Orchards
VI. Aggression with Illegal Weapons
VII. Public Land of the Council
VIII. Concerning Mills
IX. Marriages and Wills
X. The Right of Succession of Children and Parents
XI. No One Should Pay the Pecuniary Penalty of Homicide for a Man Killed During Sports
XII. Insults to Men and Many Other Violent Acts
XIII. No One Should Respond for Counseling
XIV. The Penalties for Murderers: The Challenged
XV. Surety Bondsmen
XVI. The Election of the Iudex and the Alcaldi
XVII. Concerning the Manner in Which Each One Obtains His Rights
XVIII. The Citations
XIX. Bondsmen
XX. Witnesses and Accusers
XXI. Testimony of Responsible Intermediaries or of Substitute Alcaldi
XXII. Fighters of Judicial Combat.
II. Statutes Regarding Property Holdings
III. How Grain Fields Should Be Guarded
IV. Care of the Vineyards
V. Demarcation of Orchards
VI. Aggression with Illegal Weapons
VII. Public Land of the Council
VIII. Concerning Mills
IX. Marriages and Wills
X. The Right of Succession of Children and Parents
XI. No One Should Pay the Pecuniary Penalty of Homicide for a Man Killed During Sports
XII. Insults to Men and Many Other Violent Acts
XIII. No One Should Respond for Counseling
XIV. The Penalties for Murderers: The Challenged
XV. Surety Bondsmen
XVI. The Election of the Iudex and the Alcaldi
XVII. Concerning the Manner in Which Each One Obtains His Rights
XVIII. The Citations
XIX. Bondsmen
XX. Witnesses and Accusers
XXI. Testimony of Responsible Intermediaries or of Substitute Alcaldi
XXII. Fighters of Judicial Combat.
Summary
The Forum Conche (in Latin) or Fuero de Cuenca is a remarkable body of municipal law originating in the Central Middle Ages in the Hispanic kingdom of Castile.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KKT6331.A17 C8413 2000
Language
English
ISBN
0812235452 (alkaline paper)
9780812235456 (alkaline paper)
9780812235456 (alkaline paper)
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