c. 1270 AD–c. 1350 AD
Merchant practices and the debated lex mercatoria thesis
Law & constitutions · Comercio, jurisdicción y pluralidad jurídica
Markets, fairs, and urban courts document procedural privileges and expedited avenues for some mercantile disputes. The idea of a universal, autonomous, uniform medieval lex mercatoria is debated: known evidence places the phrase in late medieval England and often refers to procedural variations, not a complete transnational code.
Precision, calendar, and review
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- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Documentary review
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Sources
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- 2026-09-23
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