A history of Russian law : from ancient times to the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649 / by Ferdinand Feldbrugge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldbrugge, F. J. M. (Ferdinand Joseph Maria), 1933- author.

Series:

Law in Eastern Europe ; Volume 66.

Law in Eastern Europe, 0075-823X ; Volume 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Russia--History.

Law.

Russia--History--Alekseci Mikhacilovich, 1645-1676.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,117 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

The beginnings of Russian law are documented by the Russo-Byzantine treaties of the 10th century and the oldest Russian law, the Russkaia Pravda . The tempestuous developments of the following centuries (the incessant wars among the princes, the Mongol invasion, the rise of the Novgorod republic) all left their marks on the legal system until the princes of Muscovy succeeded in reuniting the country. This resulted in the creation of major legislative monuments, such as the Codes of Ivan the Great of 1497 and of Ivan the Terrible of 1550. After the Time of Troubles the Council Code of the second Romanov Tsar, Aleksei, of 1649 became the starting point for the comprehensive Russian codification of the 19th century.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Preface / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Part 1: The Middle Ages (until 1497) / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

General Introduction / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Section 1: Sources / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Sources / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Treaties with Byzantium. The Zakon Russkii / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Russkaia Pravda or Russian Law / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Russkaia Pravda: The Expanded Pravda / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Princely Statutes / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Treaties / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Town and Provincial Charters / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Code (Sudebnik) of Ivan iii of 1497 / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Foreign Laws / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Non-Legislative (Non-Normative) Legal Sources: Gramoty / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Law / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Setting the Stage: Territory and Tribes in Early Kievan Russia / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Prince in Medieval Russia / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Prince’s Government / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Towns / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Novgorod and Pskov / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Western Russia / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Rural Russia / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Individual and the Family / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Individual as a Legal Actor / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Church and Monasteries / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Courts and Justice / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Muscovy (until 1649) / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Introduction / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Code (Sudebnik) of Ivan iv1 of 15502 / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Stoglav / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Codes of 1589 and 1606–1607 / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Statute Books of the Prikazy / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Decisions of the Land Assembly (Zemskii Sobor) / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Council Code (Sobornoe Ulozhenie) of Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649 / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Tsar / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Tsar’s Government / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Territory and Population / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Local Government / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Criminal Law and Procedure / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Civil Law: Persons / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Civil Law: Ownership and Obligations / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Civil Law: Family Law and Succession / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

Courts and Justice; Civil Procedure / Ferdinand Feldbrugge

The Church, Monasteries, and Church Law / Ferdinand Feldbrugge.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-35214-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004352148 DOI