The trial of Jan Hus
Subtitle: medieval heresy and criminal procedure
By: Thomas A. Fudge
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780199988082; 9780199988099
Subjects: Criminal procedure (Canon law); Koncilier; Trials, litigation; Rättegångar; Trials; Church history; Historia; Heresy (Canon law); Kanonisk rätt; Kyrkohistoria; Council of Constance (1414-1418 : Konstanz, Germany); Kristna heresier; Prozess; Council of Constance. fast (OCoLC)fst01405140; Trials (Heresy); Middle Ages; History
Description: Thomas A. Fudge offers an in-depth examination of the indictment, relevant canon law, and questions of procedural legality concerning Jan Hus and the Holy See.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-374) and index.
Table of contents: title: Jan Hus in history, heresy, and court; title: Inventing medieval heresy; title: Law, procedure, and practice in medieval heresy trials; title: Beginnings of the Hus trial from Prague to the Papal Curia; title: An extraordinary motion to an appellate court; title: The ordo procedendi as a political document; title: Legal process at the Council of Constance; title: Assessing the accusations and criminal charges; title: Closing arguments.