Criminal law in the Medieval Era

Criminal law in the medieval era starts with the fall of the gigantic Roman Empire and its vast and amazing legal structure. The XII tablets created during the Roman Empire acquire a big influence for criminal law in the medieval era. Basically after the fall of the Roman Empire anarchy ruled over the European lands and no one knew who was the authority. 

Three big authorities were present, the church, the feudalists, and the monarchy. The two biggest legal structures at the time was the ecclesiastic legal system and the Hispanic legal system. Both were full of influence of commentators. 

The Hispanic legal structure went though many different recompilations and changes without ever achieving perfection. After many years the feudalists are forced to leave power after many catastrophes surrounding the region and the legal system that was used was taken out of place.  


Done by Eric Fernandez