Carta de Logu

The Carta de Logu was a legal code promulgated in 1392 by Eleanor of Arborea, the ruling judge of the Judicate of Arborea in Sardinia, written in the Sardinian language and remaining in force until 1827. It was an organic and systematic body of civil and penal law drawing on Roman canon law, Byzantine influence and local Sardinian custom, and it gave sons and daughters equal inheritance rights. Its provisions on sexual assault allowed compensation through marriage only with the consent of the victim, otherwise imposing a heavy fine or amputation on the offender and requiring a dowry proportionate to her own status if she refused marriage. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/