LH0475 Piotr Gorecki on the Reception of Roman Law in Germany
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In this podcast, Piotr Gorecki introduces the Reichskammergericht, the new central court created in 1495 by emperor Maximilian I, and the so-called “reception of Roman law” in the Holy Roman Empire.
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