Superstition and Force Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture
CHAPTER X.
DECLINE OF THE TORTURE SYSTEM.
Opponents arise—Vives, Montaigne, Gräfe, etc.—Discussion in the schools 575 Abolished in Prussia in 1740 579 in Saxony, Austria, Russia 580 Continued in Baden till 1831—Retention of the Inquisitorial Process, and Revival of Torture in the German Empire 581 Abolished in Spain in 1812 582 in France, 1780-1789 583 in Italy in 1786 586 Retained in Naples 587 Recent instances of its use 588
I.
THE WAGER OF LAW.