codification of Welsh law
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The codification of Welsh law is the comprehensive medieval legal code traditionally attributed to Hywel Dda, which systematized and preserved native Welsh legal practices.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welsh law code
ⓘ
legal codification ⓘ medieval legal code ⓘ |
| aim |
preservation of Welsh customary law
ⓘ
systematization of native Welsh legal practices ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cyfraith Hywel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laws of Hywel Dda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | medieval Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| describedBySource | medieval Welsh law manuscripts ⓘ |
| follows | native Welsh customary law ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition |
Latin redactions
ⓘ
Welsh redactions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
civil law rules
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compensation tariffs ⓘ criminal law rules ⓘ family law rules ⓘ procedural law rules ⓘ property law rules ⓘ rules on distraint ⓘ rules on evidence ⓘ rules on fosterage ⓘ rules on homicide compensation ⓘ rules on insult and injury compensation ⓘ rules on land tenure ⓘ rules on legal officials ⓘ rules on local courts ⓘ rules on marriage payments ⓘ rules on oaths and sureties ⓘ rules on pledges ⓘ rules on royal courts ⓘ rules on sanctuary ⓘ rules on suretyship ⓘ rules on theft compensation ⓘ status and kinship rules ⓘ succession law rules ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Welsh legal practice
ⓘ
scholarly understanding of Celtic law ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Celtic legal traditions ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Welsh law ⓘ |
| regulates |
compensation for wrongs
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kinship obligations ⓘ landholding and inheritance ⓘ royal prerogatives ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Hywel Dda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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