The growth of the law in medieval Russia / Daniel H. Kaiser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaiser, Daniel H., 1945- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 637

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Soviet Union--History.

Law.

Law, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1980]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

By examining the growth of legal institutions and concepts in Russia from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, Daniel Kaiser shows how the process of legal change reflects a gradual transformation of the political life, social relations, and accepted values of a traditional society.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter I. Notions of Law and Legal Development

Chapter 2. Sources of the Law

Chapter 3. Sanctions and the Law

Chapter 4. Development of Judicial Personnel

Chapter 5. Patterns of Evidence

Chapter 6. Medieval Russian Society and Legal Change

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Glossary

Sources Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4008-5559-4

OCLC:

1013938520