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Cognitio extra ordinem w rzymskim prawie karnym publicznym
Cognitio extra ordinem Procedure in the Roman Public Criminal Law

Author(s): Krzysztof Amielańczyk
Subject(s): History of Law, Criminal Law, Penology, Penal Policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Roman criminal law; Roman criminal procedure; cognitio extra ordinem; crimina extraordinaria;

Summary/Abstract: At the time of the Roman Empire, quaestiones perpetuae faced competition from the imperial court of justice, i.e. the cognitio extra ordinem proceedings. The new system inspired the establishment of a new type of crimes called crimina extraordinaria. The Principate period with its new court procedure also brought a wider catalogue of offences by enabling to prosecute more offences extra ordinem – i.e. outside the order set by the leges iudiciorum publicorum. The cognitio extra ordinem procedure allowed the examination of extenuating and aggravating circumstances, and choosing penalties in accordance with the seriousness of the offence.

  • Issue Year: 25/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 41-51
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish