Iustitita, lex, consuetudo: for a vocabulary of justice in Italic capitularies

Authors

  • Simone Balossino Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/177

Keywords:

Middle Ages, 8th-9th Century, Italy, Italic Kingdom, Capitularies, Justice

Abstract

The main purpose of the article is the study of vocabulary of justice in italics capitularies, the legislation corpus writing in Italy during the Carolingian rule in the late eighth and nine century. With a lexical analysis of words iustitia, lex and consuetudo it is possible to underline the propensity to think of the legal concepts in a concrete way, almost material, due to the fact that they refers to the distinctive elements that would normally own any objective reality. This choice is clearly related to the political and propagandistic function of these texts, because it contributed to create more intense expectation of Carolingian political program in all people, thanks to the concreteness of vocabulary used.

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Published

2005-06-15

How to Cite

Balossino, Simone. 2005. “Iustitita, Lex, Consuetudo: For a Vocabulary of Justice in Italic Capitularies”. Reti Medievali Journal 6 (1):Art. #1. https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/177.

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Essays

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