Few remarks on obstructing the criminal trial by the prosecutor in Roman law

Authors

  • Elżbieta Loska Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15584/znurprawo.2018.22.6

Keywords:

crime of collusion, praevaricatio, Roman criminal law, prosecutor

Abstract

The subject of the article is to present a crime of collusion (praevaricatio) in Roman criminal law. It is one of the forms of obstruction of the criminal process by the prosecutor. There is presented a case of such an accusation against a political opponent – the crime of collusion was to be commited by Clodius in Catilina’s trial for extortion.

Published

2020-12-15

How to Cite

Loska, E. (2020). Few remarks on obstructing the criminal trial by the prosecutor in Roman law. Acta Iuridica Resoviensia (formelry: The Scientific Journal of the University of Rzeszow, Law Series), 22(101), 93–103. https://doi.org/10.15584/znurprawo.2018.22.6

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