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Kaiser Karl’s des Fünften Peinlich Gerichtsordnung … Hrsg. von R. Schmid.

CONSTITUTIO CRIMINALIS CAROLINA

Publication Details

Jena: A. Schmid, 1835 CE.

The Constitutio Criminalis of the Emperor Charles V (circa 1533) is probably the oldest European document of any importance dealing with medical jurisprudence. It authorized judges to call expert witnesses in medico-legal cases.

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Entry Number#1717
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Publication place: Jena