Norman law
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Norman law is the body of medieval legal customs and principles developed in the Duchy of Normandy that significantly shaped the legal systems of Normandy’s successor territories and parts of Western Europe.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customary law
ⓘ
feudal law ⓘ medieval legal system ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
ducal courts
ⓘ
ecclesiastical courts in Normandy ⓘ seigneurial courts ⓘ |
| appliesIn | Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
centralized ducal justice
ⓘ
strong ducal authority ⓘ use of inquests ⓘ use of sworn testimony ⓘ written records of custom ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Grand coutumier de Normandie
ⓘ
Très ancien coutumier de Normandie ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Carolingian legal traditions
ⓘ
Frankish law ⓘ local Norman customs ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
civil disputes
ⓘ
criminal offences ⓘ ducal rights ⓘ feudal tenure ⓘ homage ⓘ inheritance ⓘ landholding ⓘ marriage of heirs ⓘ seigneurial justice ⓘ succession to fiefs ⓘ vassalage ⓘ wardship ⓘ |
| hasLegalSource |
cartularies
ⓘ
coutumiers ⓘ customs of Normandy ⓘ ducal charters ⓘ ducal ordinances ⓘ feudal contracts ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Angevin Empire legal practices
ⓘ
Channel Islands law NERFINISHED ⓘ English common law ⓘ ducal administration in Normandy ⓘ feudal law in England ⓘ law of Alderney NERFINISHED ⓘ law of Guernsey ⓘ law of Jersey ⓘ law of Sark ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canon law ⓘ |
| language | Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorLegalTradition | Norman customary law in the Channel Islands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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