Accounts of the post-Lateran IV period tend to emphasize the different procedural paths taken by English courts, which adopted jury trial for felony cases, and continental European courts, which turned toward inquisitorial methods and a greater reliance on confession. This article argues that the fact-finding strategies of the two systems had more in common than may appear at first glance due, in part, to a shared cultural reservoir exemplified by the strategy of circumstantial inquiry employed by confessors. Rather than focusing on the point of greatest difference, the trial jury, this article examines pre-trial investigative processes to emphasize shared jurisprudential priorities.

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寻找中世纪英国法律的事实

对后拉特兰四世时期的叙述倾向于强调英国法院和欧洲大陆法院所采取的不同程序路径，英国法院对重罪案件采用陪审团审判，而欧洲大陆法院则转向审讯方法并更多地依赖认罪。本文认为，这两个系统的事实调查策略比乍一看有更多的共同点，部分原因是由于忏悔神父采用的环境调查策略所体现的共同文化储备。本文不关注最大的差异点，即审判陪审团，而是审查审前调查过程，以强调共同的法理学优先事项。