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A lawful history: judicial ordines, the ius commune and virtuous litigation in Norman Sicily

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This article considers the developing role of the ius commune in twelfth-century Sicily through an examination of the text known as the Historia de Regno Sicilie. The text, a narrative history, has long been mined by historians as a document of mid-century political crisis in the kingdom. This article, however, argues that the Historia should be interpreted through a legal frame: its purpose can only be understood when it is read against twelfthcentury ordines iudiciarii. The Historia seeks t...

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Accepted
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
Oxford college:
Somerville College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Law and History Review Journal website
Acceptance date:
2019-08-21
EISSN:
1939-9022
ISSN:
0738-2480
Pubs id:
pubs:1046715
UUID:
uuid:248da75b-e249-4d54-bc66-ae6fd64209a0
Local pid:
pubs:1046715
Source identifiers:
1046715
Deposit date:
2019-08-21

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