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Anglo-Saxon law

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Anglo-Saxon law

Body of legal principles that prevailed in England from the 6th century until the Norman Conquest (1066). It was directly influenced by early Scandinavian law as a result of the Viking invasions of the 8th and 9th centuries and indirectly influenced (primarily through the church) by Roman law. Anglo-Saxon law had three components: laws promulgated by the king, customary practices such as those regulating kinship relations, and private compilations. The primary emphasis was on criminal law, though certain material dealt with problems of public administration, public order, and ecclesiastical matters.
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Viking law and Anglo-Saxon law developed out of the same Teutonic background and were very similar.
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The US Supreme Court in June 2008 gave detainees at Guantanamo the right to challenge their detention in federal court in Washington under the principle of habeas corpus, the cornerstone of Anglo-Saxon law.
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The US Supreme Court in June 2008 gave detainees at Guantanamo the right to challenge their detention in federal court in Washington under the principle of habeas corpus, the cornerstone of Anglo-Saxon law.
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