Criminal offenses and violence in medieval Kotor (1326 - 1337)
Criminal offenses and violence in medieval Kotor (1326 - 1337)

Author(s): Valentina Živković
Subject(s): History of Law, Criminal Law, Local History / Microhistory, Criminology, Studies in violence and power, 13th to 14th Centuries, Penal Policy
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Kotor; medieval society; criminal justice; Buon Comune; violence; deprivation of freedom;
Summary/Abstract: The topic of the paper is the analysis of the types of criminal offenses mentioned in the earliest preserved judicial notary documents of Kotor (1326 - 1337), and which are defined and sanctioned by the Statute of Kotor. Protection of interests of the community and principles of good administration were the priorities upon which the criminal justice system of Kotor was based. On the other hand, protection of private property was the most common topic because of which civil litigations were initiated.

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