Punishment and punishment in the middle ages in the territory of Austria-Hungary

Abstract

The intention of this paper is to provide an insight into the history of alternative punishments. It examines punishment in the territory of Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia and traces the historical development of punishment and punishment in Slovakia throughout history. It introduces the concept of ordalia as a form of medieval punishment in the territory of Hungary and the subsequent abandonment of the harshest forms of punishment. The article deals with forms of punishment in the Czechoslovak Republic after the Second World War.