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