Leif Hammer
@leifhammer.bsky.social
DPhil candidate in History, Magdalen College, University of Oxford | Aker Scholar 2021 | Tolkienist | Norwegian & Sámi | He/him | Works on eighteenth-century university history and scholarly culture. Husband
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University courts didn’t deal with all matters, capital crimes came under criminal courts. Punishments varied from university to university. In Denmark, students were imprisoned in the university jail. In Sweden things went further; where a student was executed in the 18th century
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
University courts didn’t deal with all matters, capital crimes came under criminal courts. Punishments varied from university to university. In Denmark, students were imprisoned in the university jail. In Sweden things went further; where a student was executed in the 18th century
Gradually, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries university self-jurisdiction dissapeared as universities became subject to the courts of the realm. At Oxford this was the Chancellor’s Court and it had jurisdiction over university members even if they got in trouble up in Norfolk.
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Gradually, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries university self-jurisdiction dissapeared as universities became subject to the courts of the realm. At Oxford this was the Chancellor’s Court and it had jurisdiction over university members even if they got in trouble up in Norfolk.
