The true truth. Languages ​​of medieval justice. Toyeva O.I.

Olga Tomeva is a specialist in the history of medieval France, doctor of historical sciences, chief researcher at the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

in the book “True Truth”. Languages ​​of medieval justice ”on the material of the archives of the Parisian parliament, the royal prison of the shuttle, church and lordic courts, the problem of the relationship between the judiciary and ordinary inhabitants in France of the late Middle Ages is investigated. What are the features of the behavior and speech of the accused in the courtroom, their attitude to procedural and criminal law? How do judges perceive their own power? What do they themselves know about the law, trial and the institution of mandatory recognition? Olga Tomeva answers these and many other questions, also considering judicial rituals - one of the most important languages ​​of medieval justice and methods of communication between power with subjects. Particular attention in the book is paid to the construction of a judicial protocol, the specifics of its shape, style and vocabulary. The publication is addressed to historians, lawyers, philologists, culturalists, as well as a wide circle of readers interested in the Middle Ages.