Felony and Misdemeanor: A Study in the History of Criminal Law (Anniversary Collection)

Integrating legal history with the traditional history of the Middle Ages, this classic book meticulously traces early criminal procedure, its development on the Continent, and its imposition on the conquered kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England in the centuries that followed the Norman Conquest. I. The Foundations Of Early Law Enforcement -- The Peace Theory -- Composition Procedure And Composition Theory -- The Theory Of The King's Peace -- Ii. Frankish Crown P Rocedure And The Growth Of Public Order -- Habitual Offenders And Disqualification Through Infamy -- The Development Of Afflictive Sanctions -- The Development Of Economic Sanctions -- Fidelity And Law Enforcement -- Iii. T He Dispersal Of Jurisdiction And Norman Reception Of Frankish Law -- The Merovingian Immunity -- Immunity Jurisdiction Over Wrongs -- The Carolingian Immunity -- Royal Protection And Control Of Immunities -- The Immunity And The Feudal Polity -- The Immunity And The Norman Reception Of Frankish Law -- Iv. Criminal Procedure And Feudal Government -- Feud And The Decay Of Composition -- Feudal Government And The King's Ban -- Sanctions In Feudal Courts -- Chattel Forfeiture And Misericordia -- Disherison And Sanctions Against Realty -- V. God's Peace And Duke's Peace -- Ducal Rights And Feudal Practice -- The Truce Of God -- The Duke's Peace -- Vi. Anglo-saxon Institutions And Norman Justice -- Anglo-saxon Private Jurisdiction -- Royal Prerogative And Fiscal Privilege -- King And Feudatory After The Conquest -- The Growth Of A Franchise Theory -- Crown Pleas Under The Norman Kings -- Royal Control Of Procedure And Sanctions -- The King's Peace. Julius Goebel, Jr. ; With An Introd. By Edward Peters. Originally Published By The Commonwealth Fund, New York, In Series: Publications Of The Foundation For Research In Legal History, Columbia University School Of Law. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.