Crimen laesae maiestatis. A study of Roman law influences in old Poland

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Abbreviations

Introduction Section 1 The Subject of the Research
Section 2 The Sources
Section 3 The Research Literature
Section 4 The Aim of This Work and Research Problems
Section 5 The Structure of This Work CHAPTER I
The Roman Roots of Crimen Maiestatis

Section 6 The Roman Notion of Maiestas
Section 7 Perduellio and Crimen Maiestatis in Roman Legal Sources
Section 8 Roman Legislation on Perduellio and Crimen Maiestatis
Section 9 Offences Classified in Roman Law as Lese-Majesty
Section 10 Punishability of the Stage-Dependent Forms of an Offence
Section 11 Sanctions for the Offence of Lese-Majesty According to the Roman Legal Sources
1. Capital Punishment and Interdictio Aquae et Ignis 2. Confiscation of Property
3. Infamy
4. Damnatio Memoriae Section 12 Liability of the Wrongdoer’s Family under the Lex Quisquis Section 13 The Distinctive Features of the Roman Process in Lese-Majesty Cases
Section 14 Roman Crimen Maiestatis as a Foundation of the European Doctrine