Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An Introduction

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00013222822019-05-15Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An IntroductionConte, EmanueleVarious views of the historical phenomenon of custom coexist in the world’s legal historical scholarship. Some scholars hold that customs are the primary feature of a people’s autonomy and selfdetermination in the permanent struggle against the »imperialist« attitudes of major powers. Others try to stay closer to historical sources, where the concept of custom has apparently served as a tool of argumentation that has proven very useful in defending the jurisdictional rights of collective subjects, such as cities, religious communities or regional powers. The key to correctly understanding medieval theories of custom is the relationship between custom and the ius commune. The latter is the complex of normative authorities and doctrinal interpretations produced by jurists from the 12th to the 15th century. This relationship was not as conflictual as some of the legal historical literature depicts. Some examples regarding serfdom, private peace and customary procedures of evidence show how complicated the intertwining of the ius commune, customary laws and municipal statutes in the late Middle Ages can be.2016text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5906122(Revista) ISSN 1619-4993Rechtsgeschichte-Legal History, ISSN 1619-4993, Nº 24, 2016, pags. 234-243engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Rechtsgeschichte-Legal History, ISSN 1619-4993, Nº 24, 2016, pags. 234-243

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Various views of the historical phenomenon of custom coexist in the world’s legal historical scholarship. Some scholars hold that customs are the primary feature of a people’s autonomy and selfdetermination in the permanent struggle against the »imperialist« attitudes of major powers. Others try to stay closer to historical sources, where the concept of custom has apparently served as a tool of argumentation that has proven very useful in defending the jurisdictional rights of collective subjects, such as cities, religious communities or regional powers. The key to correctly understanding medieval theories of custom is the relationship between custom and the ius commune. The latter is the complex of normative authorities and doctrinal interpretations produced by jurists from the 12th to the 15th century. This relationship was not as conflictual as some of the legal historical literature depicts. Some examples regarding serfdom, private peace and customary procedures of evidence show how complicated the intertwining of the ius commune, customary laws and municipal statutes in the late Middle Ages can be.

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Conte, Emanuele

Conte, Emanuele
Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An Introduction

Conte, Emanuele

Conte, Emanuele

Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An Introduction

Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An Introduction

Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An Introduction

Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An Introduction

Consuetudine, Coutume, Gewohnheit and Ius Commune: An Introduction

consuetudine, coutume, gewohnheit and ius commune: an introduction

2016

https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5906122

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