Judicial torture in medieval Majorca

Abstract

The article examines the institution of judicial torture in the kingdom of Mallorca during the Middle Ages, from its early appearance as a result of the prohibition of the ordeals and the introduction of the public procedure of inquisition. After analyzing the development of the institution in the context of the strengthening of royal power and the official reception of the Ius Commune, are studied the peculiarities of the legal regime of torture in Mallorca: the requirements, the means used, and the evidentiary value of the confession obtained therethrough