The trial of Jan Hus medieval heresy and criminal procedure
Title:
The trial of Jan Hus medieval heresy and criminal procedure
Author:
Fudge, Thomas A., author.
ISBN:
9780199988099
9781299600782
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxiii, 392 p.) : ill., maps.
Contents:
Jan Hus in history, heresy, and court -- Inventing medieval heresy -- Law, procedure, and practice in medieval heresy trials -- Beginnings of the Hus trial from Prague to the Papal Curia -- An extraordinary motion to an appellate court -- The ordo procedendi as a political document -- Legal process at the Council of Constance -- Assessing the accusations and criminal charges -- Closing arguments.
Abstract:
Thomas A. Fudge offers an in-depth examination of the indictment, relevant canon law, and questions of procedural legality concerning Jan Hus and the Holy See.
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