Struggling for legal primacy in the Zwin: Bruges and Sluys, 1492–1520
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Summary This article examines a series of conflicts between the city of Bruges and its main outport Sluys brought before the Council of Flanders and the Great Council of Malines around the turn of the sixteenth century. Although Bruges’ commercial successes declined during this period, the previously consolidated hierarchical relationships with Sluys persisted as the courts continuously judged in Bruges’ favour. This contribution attempts to expose the underlying legal dynamics that determined Bruges’ continued primacy over its outport.
Author: Femke Gordijn
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405860307