A fixed schedule of wergild (blood money) for injuries to foreign merchants, identical to that for local citizens. This was the first cross-border equal protection clause.
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Though the original document was lost (likely destroyed in a Viking raid on Copenhagen in 845 AD), its principles survive in: A fixed schedule of wergild (blood money) for
If a merchant was convicted of a crime in their home kingdom, that conviction would be enforced across all signatory lands—but only if the trial followed the newly defined “Minimum Fair Procedure” (preventing sham convictions). | Modern Concept | Root in Compromis 620
| Modern Concept | Root in Compromis 620 | |----------------|----------------------| | | Traveler’s Immunity Clause | | Full faith and credit clause (US Constitution, Article IV) | Recognition of foreign judgments | | Most favored nation (WTO/GATT) | The 620 Formula’s equal protection | | International arbitration | The 620 arbitration panels (ad hoc judges) |
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The legacy of Compromis 620 is multifaceted: