The Peace of God
Andrew T. Young
Scholars have argued that the politically fractured landscape of medieval Western Europe was foundational to evolution constitutionalism and rule law. In making this argument, Salter Young (2019) recently emphasized constellation political property rights in High Middle Ages polycentric hierarchical; holders those were residual claimants returns on their governance sovereign. The latter characteristics—residual claimancy sovereignty—imply a clear delineation jurisdictional boundaries integrity. However, historians’ description “feudal anarchy” followed tenth-century disintegration Carolingian Empire does not suggest clearly delineated stable boundaries. paper, I highlight role Peace God movement 11th 12th centuries delineating stabilizing structure rights. terms historical economy, provides an important link between early era constitutional arrangements Ages.
Rationality and Society