Physical Injury
On account of the structure of early Irish society, all law was essentially civil and offenders had to answer only to the victim or the victim's representative. This is important to point out, as in case of serious injury it is in stark contrast to most modern legal systems.
Read more about this topic: Early Irish Law, Substantive Law
Famous quotes containing the words physical and/or injury:
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