Mediaciones de paz: el recurso a los arbitradores en el reino de Valencia (siglos XIV-XV). (Spanish)

Arbitration, as a means of conciliation, had an extraordinary diffusion in the Medieval West. It had the advantage of being more quick and, generally, less expensive that the causes resolved by the ordinary courts. Moreover, it tried to reconcile the interests of the warring parties. This paper seeks to define the main features of the arbitration in the kingdom of Valencia during the Middle Ages focusing the observation on the small rural community of Vilafranca. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El arbitraje, como vía de conciliación, gozó de una extraordinaria difusión en el Occidente medieval. Tenía la ventaja de una mayor rapidez y, por lo general, de un menor coste que las causas ventiladas ante la justicia ordinaria. Además, trataba de armonizar los intereses de las partes enfrentadas. Este artículo analiza los usos y los protagonistas del arbitraje en el reino de Valencia durante la Edad Media, tomando como ámbito particular de observación la pequeña comunidad campesina de Vilafranca. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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