Law and justice
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The king was originally responsible for law and justice but delegated local administration to those living near crimes. After the Norman Conquest, nobles administered justice by blending Norman and Saxon laws, with freedom to rule their lands. Serious crimes went to the King's courts. Henry I deemed all crimes a breaking of the king's peace, tried uniformly by traveling judges handling crimes and property disputes. These early judges lacked formal training but relied on common sense. By the late 12th century, judges had real legal knowledge and common law was established nationwide, administered by juries guided by lawyers who replaced trials by battle or ordeal.
Law and justice
- 2. The king responsible law justice had to leave administration important matters someone who lived close to the place where a crime was committed Saxon times every district own laws and costums justice family matterAfter Norman Conquest Nobles administered justice Mixed Norman laws with old Saxon laws freedom to act more or less as they liked Serious offences tried in the Kings courts
- 3. Henry I all crimes a breaking of the kings peace tried and punished same justice everywhere appointed judges travalled from place to place administering justice dealt both with crimes and disagreements over property
- 4. judges no knowledge or training Trusted to use common sense nobles or bishops followed the orders of the king By the end of the twelfth century judges real knowledge and experience of law law administered COMMON LAW used everywhere
- 5. punishment Anglo-Saxon times guilty or innocent tested in battle by ordeal
- 6. England Trial by ordeal Trial by jury accused man twelve neighbours would help him prove that he was not guilty jury judged the evidences of others Needed guidance lawyers replaced