Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Science:Public Administration, Law and International Relations (SSPALIR 2021)

Analysis on Constitution of Melfi and the Appellate Jurisdiction System of Swabian Sicily

Authors
Yuanyuan Chang, Yan He
Corresponding Author
Yan He
Available Online 16 September 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210916.020How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Constitution of Melfi, Master justiciar, Justiciar, Judge, Chamberlain, Bailiff, Appellate jurisdiction system
Abstract

Constitution of Melfi, also known as Liber Augustalis, formally established the appellate jurisdiction system of Swabian Sicily by statute law. The jurisdiction in the kingdom was shared by both judicial officials and administrative officials who wielded little judicial powers. The former kind included master justiciar, justiciar, judge and their courts while the latter refers to bailiff and chamberlain. There was a distinctive hierarchy and boundary of jurisdiction among them. Swabian Sicily’s advanced appellate jurisdiction system was beneficial to maintaining judicial fairness while strengthening the kingship of Friedrich II and his successors.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Science:Public Administration, Law and International Relations (SSPALIR 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
16 September 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-431-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210916.020How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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