The law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23411925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Hellie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Pages | 360-386 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Cambridge history of Russia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/chol9780521812276.017 |
| OpenAlex | W4211048970 |
| ISBN | 9780521812276 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 163 |
This chapter illustrates the evolution of middle Muscovite law. The law tried to support institutions of private property and protect commerce and business. One of the main functions of law was to provide financial support for officialdom and, in a minor way, maintain the army. Finally, like all law everywhere, the Russkaia pravda served as a device for resolving conflicts, regulating compensation for damages, and creating a more humane society-replacing the law of the jungle. The chapter talks about the Muscovite Sudebniki, and two other Russian law codes, the Pskov Judicial Charter and the Novgorod Judicial Charter. The codes represent the best of north-west Russian law of the time, which was considerably more advanced than the contemporary law of Muscovy. The immunity charter was issued by a ruling prince to a private individual or Church body granting the immunity holder exemption either from taxation or from the jurisdiction of the issuer's court, or both.
Business · Charter · Damages · Issuer · Jurisdiction · Political science · Private law · Public law · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical Economic and Legal Thought · Historical Legal Studies and Society · Law
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |