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