Chapter One

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Across
  1. 2. relies on case law, and is common to all people
  2. 3. the concept that monarchs and their successors got their power from God, and they are only accountable to God
  3. 4. the trial that requires friends of the accused to swear on the Bible that she/he is innocent
  4. 6. undergoing torture to determine guilt or innocence
  5. 11. the judicial process whereby evidence is presented by 2 opposing parties to an impartial judge or jury
  6. 12. trial to determine guilt or innocence by having the parties fight a duel
  7. 13. judges of travelling courts
  8. 16. to stand by the decision
  9. 17. states that law applies equally to everyone
  10. 18. travelling courts
  11. 19. "an eye for eye"
  12. 20. the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy
  13. 21. applying a previous decision to a case that has similar circumstances
  14. 22. recorded
Down
  1. 1. payment made by the offender to the victim of a crime
  2. 2. written by the King of Babylon
  3. 5. the clarification and organization of Roman law commissioned by Justinian I
  4. 7. known as the Great Charter
  5. 8. laws given to Moses to guide the people of Hebrew
  6. 9. used in Quebec for resolving private matters
  7. 10. designed to prevent unlawful arrest
  8. 12. deciding cases based on recorded decisions of similar cases
  9. 14. also known as the French Civil Code
  10. 15. ___ Commandments