Early Irish law

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Early_Irish_law
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abolished 17th century
English common law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Brehons
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Brehon_law
gptkbp:basisFor customary law
gptkbp:covers gptkb:family
gptkb:crime
property law
contract law
status law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Early Irish law
gptkbp:influenced Irish legal tradition
gptkbp:influencedBy Irish mythology
gptkbp:notableFeature women's legal rights
compensation system
complex social hierarchy
fosterage laws
land tenure rules
absence of capital punishment
fines for offenses
legal status based on kinship
poetic privilege
gptkbp:period early medieval period
gptkbp:preservedIn manuscripts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scottish_law
English law
gptkbp:replacedBy English law
gptkbp:source gptkb:Senchas_Már
gptkb:Book_of_Aicill
gptkb:Bretha_Nemed
gptkbp:studiedBy legal historians
gptkbp:supportsLanguage gptkb:Old_Irish
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Gaelic_Irish
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Old_Irish
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brehon_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7