Spoliation and disseisin: possession under threat and its protection before and after 1215

Each of the two great law-making events of 1215, Magna Carta and the Fourth Lateran Council, included provisions relating to dispossession (spoliation, disseisin) and how to remedy some of its previous deficiencies. This paper considers the legal texts in some detail and the history behind them, in canon law and, in relation to this topic, its Roman base; and in England, notably the legislation of the Anglo-Norman King Henry II (1154-1189). It then considers the effect of these changes in both canon and secular law after 1215 in the rest of the 13th century and a little beyond. The Anglo-Norman royal law is also compared with variants found in boroughs or cities (like London); in northern France; and in the Liber Augustalis of Frederick II for his kingdom in Sicily and southern Italy.Los dos grandes acontecimientos legislativos de 1215, la Carta Magna y el Cuarto Concilio de Letrán, incluyeron disposiciones relativas a la desposesión (expoliación, usurpación) y a la forma de remediar algunas de sus deficiencias anteriores. Este artículo considera los textos legales en detalle y la historia detrás de ellos, en derecho canónico y, en relación con este tema, su base romana, y en Inglaterra, en particular la legislación del rey anglo-normando Enrique II (1154-1189). A continuación, considera el efecto de estos cambios tanto en derecho canónico como secular después de 1215 y en el resto del siglo XIII, y un poco más allás. La ley real anglo-normanda también se compara con las variantes que se encuentran en distritos o ciudades (como Londres); en el norte de Francia; y en el Liber Augustalis de Federico II para el reino de Sicilia y el sur de Italia.Ciencias ReligiosasDerech

Spoliation and disseisin: possession under threat and its protection before and after 1215

Abstract: Each of the two great law-making events of 1215, Magna Carta and the Fourth Lateran Council, included provisions relating to dispossession (spoliation, disseisin) and how to remedy some of its previous deficiencies. This paper considers the legal texts in some detail and the history behind them, in canon law and, in relation to this topic, its Roman base; and in England, notably the legislation of the Anglo-Norman King Henry II (1154-1189). It then considers the effect of these changes in both canon and secular law after 1215 in the rest of the 13th century and a little beyond. The Anglo-Norman royal law is also compared with variants found in boroughs or cities (like London); in northern France; and in the Liber Augustalis of Frederick II for his kingdom in Sicily and southern Italy

Spoliation and disseisin: possession under threat and its protection before and after 1215

Each of the two great law-making events of 1215, Magna Carta and the Fourth Lateran Council, included provisions relating to dispossession (spoliation, disseisin) and how to remedy some of its previous deficiencies. This paper considers the legal texts in some detail and the history behind them, in canon law and, in relation to this topic, its Roman base; and in England, notably the legislation of the Anglo-Norman King Henry II (1154-1189). It then considers the effect of these changes in both canon and secular law after 1215 in the rest of the 13th century and a little beyond. The Anglo-Norman royal law is also compared with variants found in boroughs or cities (like London); in northern France; and in the Liber Augustalis of Frederick II for his kingdom in Sicily and southern Italy.Los dos grandes acontecimientos legislativos de 1215, la Carta Magna y el Cuarto Concilio de Letrán, incluyeron disposiciones relativas a la desposesión (expoliación, usurpación) y a la forma de remediar algunas de sus deficiencias anteriores. Este artículo considera los textos legales en detalle y la historia detrás de ellos, en derecho canónico y, en relación con este tema, su base romana, y en Inglaterra, en particular la legislación del rey anglo-normando Enrique II (1154-1189). A continuación, considera el efecto de estos cambios tanto en derecho canónico como secular después de 1215 y en el resto del siglo XIII, y un poco más allás. La ley real anglo-normanda también se compara con las variantes que se encuentran en distritos o ciudades (como Londres); en el norte de Francia; y en el Liber Augustalis de Federico II para el reino de Sicilia y el sur de Italia.Ciencias ReligiosasDerech