It developed in the area of present-day Romania, during the times of the slavery, as a judicial institution of the local Romanies, in order to enforce the community cohesion and its internal balance.
After the abolition, from the half of the 19th century onwards, many Vlax Romanies emigrated in the rest of the world, bringing with them the krisi as part of their cultural luggage.
Many unsettled issues (if their gravity would not require a kris obviously from the start) are dealt informally through involvement of other members from the local communities.
In order to enforce the veracity of the communication, various oaths are taken in the name of the ancestors (Romani: mule) or other culturally powerful images.
If it is concluded that an imbalance happened and its nature and gravity make very difficult restoring the balance with reconciliation, then reparations and punishments are also considered.
The injured party, also in order to reinforce the balance and restore the harmony with the guilty, may renounce a part of the reparations they are entitled to.
Non-Romani authorities have not recognized the kris despite voices that call for otherwise, reminiscent of the Canadian approach to integrating the Aboriginal courts in its legal system.
[4] In addition, the Kris is also portrayed in multiple episodes of the Hulu original Shut Eye, in an effort to resolve conflict between characters in Romani families.