Title: Making manslaughter : process, punishment, and restitution in Wurttemberg and Zurich, 1376-1700 /
Authors: Pohl-Zucker, Susanne,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Manslaughter Law and legislation Germany Württemberg History.; Manslaughter Law and legislation Switzerland Zurich History.; Reparation (Criminal justice) Germany Württemberg History.; Reparation (Criminal justice) Switzerland Zurich History.
Contents: Introduction -- Restitution : strategies of compensation and resolution in early modern Wurttemberg -- Prosecution : manslaughter and the superfacto procedure -- Legitimation : legal parameters and expert knowledge in Wurttemberg -- Homicide trials -- Accusations and mediations : the prosecution of manslaughter in Zurich -- Justification : defensive strategies in Zurich.