legal development of witch hunts- HRE

Question 1

what was the Holy Roman Empire

Answer 1

> was a confederation of over 300 states apart of the empire.
had emperors.

Question 2

what was the Carolina

Answer 2

• was imperial code passed by the Reichstag which should have applied to all territories.
  > where this was applied there were few executions.

Question 3

why were there so many prosecutions and executions

Answer 3

• imperial code was not always followed
• territories has independent laws and centralised control was limited
• limited supervision of local courts
• no regular procedure for hearing appeals
• small ecclesiastical territories used witch hunting to strengthen authority.