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Dissertatio iuridica De Contumacia
Maier, Ernst Theophil, 1651-1727; Kulenkamp, Michael
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple library catalogs (including local, Google Books, and Library of Congress) yielded no evidence of an English translation for Ernst Theophil Maier's 1701 legal dissertation 'Dissertatio iuridica De Contumacia'. The work is a specific academic dissertation from the early 18th century, and no records of any translation, partial or complete, were found.
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Why do legal systems punish absence so harshly? This 1651 dissertation dissects the mechanisms of 'contumacy,' the act of defying a judge's command, to reveal how seventeenth-century courts maintained their authority. Readers will learn the precise legal triggers for contempt and the specific excuses that might just save a defendant from judgment.