JUDICIAL CHANGES
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- Created on: 29-05-15 15:31
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- JUDICIAL CHANGES
- supervising of judicial system
- he aimed to minimise corruption, speed up justice and he reversed many poor decisions.
- reforms of the existing system
- public jury courts for criminal cases (drawn from equites) continued but no longer dealt with notorious cases.
- Augustus added a court for dealing with cases of adultery, increased the number of jurymen and selected them carefully.
- in order to speed up the justice process he increased the number of days that cases could be heard on
- he initiated a speedier process for settling cases involving extortion/ restitution of property to a provincial
- a jury of 5 men was made to make a verdict within 30 days.
- civil cases still heard in front of magistrates usually the praetors.
- public jury courts for criminal cases (drawn from equites) continued but no longer dealt with notorious cases.
- changes in provincial justice
- in republic- governor had judicial authority but could not carry out capital sentence on a Roman citizen.
- new type of criminal court manned by Roman citizens in the provinces
- introduced to deal with cases similar to those dealt with by public courts in Rome.
- allowed prosecution of Romans living in provinces
- governor still able to handle cases but individuals able to appeal to Caesar against governors decisions.
- allowed prosecution of Romans living in provinces
- introduced to deal with cases similar to those dealt with by public courts in Rome.
- two new high courts
- the senatorial court
- consisted of the consuls using the senate as their consilium ( group of expert advisers)
- it dealt with political cases such as treason and those which involved senators and their wives;/ other prominent people.
- consisted of the consuls using the senate as their consilium ( group of expert advisers)
- the imperial court
- consisted of Augustus and his unofficial group of advisers.
- dealt with wider range of cases e.g. parricide/forgery, and murder.
- suetonius: Augustus proved assiduous in his administration of justice, once remaining in court until nightfall; and if he happened to be unwell, would have his litter carried up to the tribunal. sometimes he even judged cases from his sick-bed in his house. as a judge he was both conscientious and lenient.
- consisted of Augustus and his unofficial group of advisers.
- the senatorial court
- appeal to Caesar
- there was system of appeal against the decisions of magistratesin Rome, Italy and the provinces- it became very common and usually went to Augustus.
- supervising of judicial system
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