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Author:   Matthew W. McHaffie ,  Jenny Benham ,  Helle Vogt
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   25
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9789004342675

ISBN 10:   9004342672
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   19 July 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents Notes on Contributors List of Illustrations Introduction Jenny Benham, Matthew McHaffie, and Helle Vogt part 1 Translation and Interpretation of Law 1 Why Laws Were Translated in Medieval England: Access, Authority, and Authenticity Bruce O'Brien 2 Translating Justinian: Transmitting and Transforming Roman Law in the Middle Ages Ada Maria Kuskowski 3 Leges Iutorum: The Medieval Latin Translation of the Law of Jutland Michael H. Gelting 4 The Languages and Registers of Law in Medieval Ireland and Wales Paul Russell part 2 The Languages of Legal Practice and Documentary Culture 5 Latin and the Vernacular in Medieval Legal Documents: The Case of Denmark Anders Leegaard Knudsen 6 Between the Language of Law and the Language of Justice: The Use of Formulas in Portuguese Dispute Texts (Tenth and Eleventh Centuries) Andre Evangelista Marques 7 The Dangers of Using Latin Texts for the Study of Customary Law: The Example of Flemish Feudal Law during the High Middle Ages Dirk Heirbaut 8 Sources of Legal Language: The Development of Warranty Clauses in Western France, ca.1030-ca.1240 Matthew McHaffie part 3 Methodology, Interaction, and Language 9 Law and Language in the Leges Barbarorum: A Database Project on the Vernacular Vocabulary in Medieval Manuscripts Anette Kremer and Vincenz Schwab 10 'And since We are No Lawyers, We Will Void the Lawsuit with Battle Axes'! Voiding a Lawsuit in Old Icelandic Procedural Law Werner Schafke 11 Biblical Analogues for Early Anglo-Saxon Law Carole Hough Index

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Jenny Benham is a Lecturer in Medieval History at Cardiff University. Her publications include Peacemaking in the Middle Ages: Principles and Practice (Manchester, 2011) and numerous articles on various aspects of law and diplomatic practice in the period 800-1250. Matthew McHaffie completed his Ph.D. on 'Power, Lordship, and Landholding in Anjou, c.1000-c.1150' in 2014, and is currently a researcher at King's College London. He has published on law and lordship in France in the central Middle Ages. Helle Vogt is a Professor in Legal History at the University of Copenhagen. Her publications include The Function of Kinship in Medieval Nordic Legislation (Leiden, 2010) and numerous articles on aspects of Nordic legal history.

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