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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.]
2016. XII, 309 pages.
Rechtsordnung und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (ROWG) 16
Published in German.
  • cloth
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  • 978-3-16-154284-8
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Summary
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.

Rechtsordnung und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (ROWG)