Napoleonic divorce law in Poland (1808-1852) / Piotr Pomianowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pomianowski, Piotr, author.

Series:

Legal history library ; Volume 57.

Legal history library ; Volume 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Divorce--Law and legislation.

Divorce.

Law--Poland.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

In 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte created the Duchy of Warsaw from the Polish lands that had been ceded to France by Prussia. His Civil Code was enforced in the new Duchy too and, unlike the Catholic Church, it allowed the dissolution of marriage by divorce. This book sheds new light on the application of Napoleonic divorce regulations in the Polish lands between 1808-1852. Unlike what has been argued so far, this book demonstrates that divorces were happening frequently in 19th century Poland and even with the same rate as in France. In addition to the analysis of the Napoleonic divorce law, the reader is provided with a fully comprehensive description of parties as well as courts and officials involved in divorce proceedings, their course and the grounds for divorce.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Copyright Page / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Abbreviations / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Acknowledgments / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Introduction / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Chapter 1 Marriage Through the Ages / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Chapter 2 Courts and Officials Involved in Divorce Proceedings / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Chapter 3 Course of Divorce Proceedings / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Chapter 4 Grounds for Divorce Judgements / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Chapter 5 Rulings on Subsidiary Matters / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Chapter 6 Divorce Statistics / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Chapter 7 Characteristics of the Divorcees / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Conclusion / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Bibliography / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Index of Names / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Index of Places / Piotr Z. Pomianowski

Index of Subjects / Piotr Z. Pomianowski.

Notes:

The book describes divorce disputes in Poland during the enforcement of the Napoleonic Code (1808-1852). In addition to the analysis of the Napoleonic divorce law, the divorcing population and the scale of this phenomenon are characterized and estimated by the use of statistical methods.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Z. Pomianowski, Piotr Napoleonic Divorce Law in Poland (1808-1852)

ISBN:

9789004507319

OCLC:

1294938139

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004507319 DOI