[Bardan the Slayer]

Originally posted by Grungi: gah there is no ancient european law, by definition the european courts of justice arent ancient, its a relatively new thing, there is NO ancient law cos the laws are new, 1000 years ago there was no european court of law, it was feuding countries and states right up until the 1st world war before we even had a semblance of a european united front, therefore logic dictates that there cannot be an ancient european law of any description.... pretty infallible logic if you ask me, normally id listen to other p.o.v but in this its static. It said in european law, and thats what its talking about, and european law is a recent thing. So unless someone seriously thinks that 30 years ago trial by combat would be considered as a viable european law thats the only way it can be true.

European laws are an amalgam of various countries' laws, with extra bits added on. Laws like 1000 year-old trial by combat laws that are there merely as an anomoly.

It is entirely possible there is a European Law that protects a person's right to a reasonable settlement of a dispute, according t the laws of his own country. This would be a European Law protecting the Trial By Combat law of 1000 years ago, simply because the coujntry in question (England) still had said law on the books.

[ 12-18-2002, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: Bardan the Slayer ]