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The legal term peace, sometimes king's peace (Latin: pax regis) [1] or queen's peace, is the common-law concept of the maintenance of public order. [2]The concept of the king's peace originated in Anglo-Saxon law, where it initially applied the special protections accorded to the households of the English kings and their retainers.
King's peace or the King's Peace may refer to: King's peace (law), also queen's peace, a term in Anglo-Saxon law and later in English law and common law; Peace of Antalcidas, between Ancient Greek city-states and Persia; The King's Peace, by Jo Walton, 2000
In Alfred the Great's time, the king's mundbyrd was £5. [91] Individuals received protection through kinship ties or by entering the service of a lord. [92] Mund is the origin of the king's peace. [82] Initially, the king's mund was limited to the royal residence. As royal power and responsibilities grew, the king's peace was applied to other ...
Pardon of Debts and Fees owing to the King's brother; Bequeathments of barons' properties; Forfeiture by barons or the King's men; Remission of all murder-fines incurred before the crowning of the King; Retention of forests; Relieving Knight's burden on their land; Peace to be kept in all the kingdom; Restoration of the law of King Edward
The Anglo-Saxon kings had issued formal law codes, but Anglo-Norman legislation took the form of royal edicts. [26] The king had authority over the coinage and the "king's highway" (major roads). He could not be sued and had exclusive jurisdiction over certain crimes. [27] As a feudal lord, the king had certain rights and powers over his ...
In an unsparing dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the Supreme Court allowed a president to become a “king above the law” in its ruling that limited the scope of criminal charges against ...
In Denmark the King's Law was replaced in 1849 by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark (June constitution), although two Articles of the King's Law are still applicable: [15] [16] firstly Article 21, requiring the king's permission for the departure and marriage of princes and princesses, and secondly Article 25, according to which ...
With the spread of royal justice in the 12th and 13th centuries, private franchises and liberties were increasingly called upon to uphold the king's peace: to act against "malefactors and peace breakers, so that it may appear that you are a lover of our peace". [1]