Some Remarks on the Issue of Suicide in Roman Criminal Law
Some Remarks on the Issue of Suicide in Roman Criminal Law
Author(s): Tamás NótáriSubject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Criminal Law
Published by: STS Science Centre Ltd
Keywords: suicide; Roman criminal law; Roman criminal procedure;
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the issue of suicide in the sources of Roman law, primarily criminal law. In the course of that it will focus on the following key points: after a few introductory remarks outlining the Roman custom of committing suicide, first it will discuss the judgement of suicide in criminal law in general; then it will examine the appearance of the culprit’s suicide as grounds for exclusion of culpability (and limits thereof) in sources in imperial law; finally, it will briefly analyse the legal position of suicide in military criminal law.
Journal: Journal on European History of Law
- Issue Year: 7/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 65-70
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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