The
Carta de Logu was
legal codeA legal code is a body of law written by a governmental body, such as a U.S. state, a Canadian Province or German Bundesland or a municipality...
of the Giudicato of Arborea promulgated by the
giudicessa EleanorEleanor ; 1347 – 1404) was the giudicessa of Arborea from 1383 to her death. She was one of the last — and most powerful and significant — Sardinian judges; as well as the island's most renowned heroine....
in 1392. It was in force in
SardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
until it was superseded by the code of
Charles FelixCharles Felix was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831.-Early life:...
in April 1827.
The Carta was a work of great importance in
SardinianSardinian can refer to:* Sardinia* Sardinian people* Sardinian language* Sardinian...
history. It was an organic, coherent, and systematic work of legislation encompassing the
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and
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. The history of the drafting of the Carta is unknown, but the Carta itself provides an excellent glimpse into the ethnological and
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situation of late medieval Sardinia.
Sources
- Birocchi, I. and Mattone A. La carta de logu d'Arborea nella storia del diritto medievale e moderno. Laterza: 2004.
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