The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages

The study concentrates on the ecclesiastical courts that operated within the Prague ecclesiastical province. The episcopal judiciary in the Czech lands comprised the officialis, the vicar general, the corrector cleri, and the bishop's inquisitor. The officialis appears for the first time in th...

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Main Author: Pavel Krafl
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Language:English
Published: Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Law 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://blr.flaw.uniba.sk/index.php/BLR/article/view/831
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description The study concentrates on the ecclesiastical courts that operated within the Prague ecclesiastical province. The episcopal judiciary in the Czech lands comprised the officialis, the vicar general, the corrector cleri, and the bishop's inquisitor. The officialis appears for the first time in the Diocese of Olomouc under Bishop Bruno of Schaumburg (1245–1281). The judicial office of the corrector cleri was a unique office that emerged only in Prague. The papal courts in the territory of the ecclesiastical province comprised the papal inquisitors and the conservators of rights. During the Hussite and post-Hussite era, the archbishopric of Prague was left unoccupied, and the judicial agenda was conducted to a limited extent by the administrators of the archbishopric. One of the criticisms made by pre-Hussite reform theorists was levelled at the negative features of the judiciary, particularly the corruption of judges and the absence of impartiality.
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spelling doaj-art-9fccef47db8a4fc299d3dd60a142f0fe2025-08-20T02:52:50ZengComenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of LawBratislava Law Review2585-70882644-63592024-12-018210.46282/blr.2024.8.2.831The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle AgesPavel Krafl0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0595-7904Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra The study concentrates on the ecclesiastical courts that operated within the Prague ecclesiastical province. The episcopal judiciary in the Czech lands comprised the officialis, the vicar general, the corrector cleri, and the bishop's inquisitor. The officialis appears for the first time in the Diocese of Olomouc under Bishop Bruno of Schaumburg (1245–1281). The judicial office of the corrector cleri was a unique office that emerged only in Prague. The papal courts in the territory of the ecclesiastical province comprised the papal inquisitors and the conservators of rights. During the Hussite and post-Hussite era, the archbishopric of Prague was left unoccupied, and the judicial agenda was conducted to a limited extent by the administrators of the archbishopric. One of the criticisms made by pre-Hussite reform theorists was levelled at the negative features of the judiciary, particularly the corruption of judges and the absence of impartiality. https://blr.flaw.uniba.sk/index.php/BLR/article/view/831Ecclesiastical JusticeEpiscopal JudiciaryPapal JudiciaryKingdom of BohemiaMiddle Ages
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The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages
Bratislava Law Review
Ecclesiastical Justice
Episcopal Judiciary
Papal Judiciary
Kingdom of Bohemia
Middle Ages
title The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages
title_full The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages
title_fullStr The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages
title_full_unstemmed The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages
title_short The Ecclesiastical Justice System in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages
title_sort ecclesiastical justice system in the kingdom of bohemia in the middle ages
topic Ecclesiastical Justice
Episcopal Judiciary
Papal Judiciary
Kingdom of Bohemia
Middle Ages
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