The Power to Pardon in Medieval and Early Modern Christian Europe
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2025
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1. Edition
Böhlau Köln (Verlag)
978-3-412-53385-4 (ISBN)
Böhlau Köln (Verlag)
978-3-412-53385-4 (ISBN)
One of the strongest manifestations of sovereignty
In medieval and early modern Christian Europe, the power to exercise pardon over rigor of justice was one of the strongest manifestations of sovereignty and, as such, it was almost ubiquitous. For merciful rulers, pardoning was a means to enforce peace and assert the supremacy of their judicial authority, whereas for subjects, it was primarily a way to save their lives and escape punishment, often at a lower cost than other mitigating practices.
Studying the predominant role of pardon in medieval and early modern societies, this collective volume examines how pardons operated within complex legal systems marked by a plurality of legal orders, where various means of conflict resolution coexisted and litigants had to navigate multiple levels of authorities.
In medieval and early modern Christian Europe, the power to exercise pardon over rigor of justice was one of the strongest manifestations of sovereignty and, as such, it was almost ubiquitous. For merciful rulers, pardoning was a means to enforce peace and assert the supremacy of their judicial authority, whereas for subjects, it was primarily a way to save their lives and escape punishment, often at a lower cost than other mitigating practices.
Studying the predominant role of pardon in medieval and early modern societies, this collective volume examines how pardons operated within complex legal systems marked by a plurality of legal orders, where various means of conflict resolution coexisted and litigants had to navigate multiple levels of authorities.
Ulrike Ludwig ist Universitätsprofessorin für die Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit an der WWU Münster und Ko-Direktorin des Käte Hamburger-Kollegs „Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht“.
Quentin Verreycken ist Postdoctoral Researcher an der University of Louvain.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.10.2025 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht / Legal Unity and Pluralism ; Band 006 |
| Co-Autor | Elisabeth Lusset, Philippa Byrne, Tomás A. Mantecón Movellán, Rudi Beaulant, Nancy S. Kollmann, Gerd Schwerhoff, Darlene Abreu-Ferreira, Xavier Rousseaux, Luke Giraudet |
| Zusatzinfo | incl. 11 col. graphs |
| Verlagsort | Köln |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 603 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
| Schlagworte | Ancien Régime Spain • Dijon • early modern Russia • Electoral Saxony • Habsburg Low Countries • Legal History • Mercy • Peasants' War of 1525 • Portugal • Solomon • Sovereignty |
| ISBN-10 | 3-412-53385-8 / 3412533858 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-412-53385-4 / 9783412533854 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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