A BRIEF REVIEW OF PRISON MEDICINE IN THE PAST

Authors

  • Michel BÉNÉZECH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54695/crim.051.0003

Keywords:

Canon law, ancient Roman law, incarceration, inquisition, medicine, punishment, prison, prisoner.

Abstract

The author briefly reviews the legal provisions since Antiquity concerning incarcerated criminals with mental disorders: archaic and classical Roman law, canon law (Middle Ages and the Inquisition), the Ancien Régime, during and after the French Revolution.

Published

2022-12-22

How to Cite

BÉNÉZECH, M. . (2022). A BRIEF REVIEW OF PRISON MEDICINE IN THE PAST. MEDECINE LEGALE DROIT MEDICAL, 65(4), 3. https://doi.org/10.54695/crim.051.0003