Legal Definitions - Quinquaginta Decisiones

QUINQUAGINTA DECISIONES

Quinquaginta Decisiones is a Latin term that means "Fifty Decisions".

It refers to a collection of fifty decisions made by the English King Henry III in the 13th century. These decisions were recorded and became an important source of English common law.

One of the decisions in the Quinquaginta Decisiones was that a person could not be punished twice for the same crime. This is known as the principle of double jeopardy.

Another decision was that a person accused of a crime had the right to a trial by jury. This is still a fundamental right in many countries today.

The examples illustrate how the Quinquaginta Decisiones helped shape the legal system in England and influenced the development of common law in other countries. The principle of double jeopardy and the right to a trial by jury are still important legal concepts today and are protected by law in many countries around the world.