Il concetto di reato nella legislazione statutaria sarda

ARTIZZU, ELISABETTA

2010-01-01

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Abstract

Concerning the concept of crime, an examination of the statutory legislation in Sardinia during the Middle Ages brings to light a legal system which is based on a set of general principles aimed at maintaining public order and not only on the minute regulation of specific cases. Criminal acts are not considered as private affairs, but are punished exclusively on the basis of the violation of established legal norms. The crime is, thus, synonymous with the violation of the law. The offender, whose intent is judged both with respect to the nature of the crime and its due punishment, is subject only to the law and is condemned by a public body.