Law
Matthias Maetschke
»Verdammung der Missethäter zur Bergarbeit«
Das Scheitern der Bergwerksstrafe im frühneuzeitlichen Europa
[Condemning Convicts to the Mines. How Condemnation to the Mines Failed in Early Modern Europe.]
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Published in German.
Ancient Roman law's punishment of sending convicts to work in mines was well-known in early modern Europe. Many held it to be a particularly fitting method of punishment. Nevertheless, all attempts to put it into practice failed. Matthias Maetschke examines the reasons why.