Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Description: Surveys the legal system of Europe from the late crisis of the Roman Empire to the late fourteenth century. Explores the premedieval legal heritage of Europe (Roman law, early canon law, customary laws of various peoples), transformations of that heritage in the central Middle Ages (revival of Roman and canon law, custom and legislation, use and abandonment of the ordeal), and the relationship between the resulting legal systems and royal authority. Primary sources are the central component of the course materials.
Referenced in
- ANTHROPOLOGY — Anthropology/Law and Society Major
- ECONOMICS — Economics/Law and Society Major
- HISTORY — History/Law and Society Major
- LAW AND SOCIETY — Major Requirements
- LAW AND SOCIETY — Minor
- PHILOSOPHY — Major Requirements
- POLITICAL SCIENCE — Major Requirements
- PSYCHOLOGY — Major Requirements
- SOCIOLOGY — Major Requirements