LAW 7204

Barbarian Law

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Course Description

In this course, we will study the law codes of the Salian Franks (France), the Lombards (northern Italy), and the Anglo-Saxons (England). We will examine, inter alia, the rules for using fixed payments to buy off the blood feud, the rules for ownership and transfer of property, the rules concerning social status and familial obligations, and the peculiar procedures for deciding lawsuits (trial by ordeal, trial by compurgation, and trial by combat.


  • Michael Doran

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.50

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2022