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

Author(s)

• Feldbrugge, F. J. M. (Ferdinand Joseph Maria)

Bibliographic Information

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

by Ferdinand Feldbrugge

（Law in Eastern Europe, v. 66）

Brill Nijhoff, c2018

• : hardback

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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. The next period of Russian legal history is the subject of vol. 70 of Law in Eastern Europe: "A History of Russian Law. From the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649 to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917", Brill | Nijhoff, 2023 .

Table of Contents

• Preface List of Abbreviations List of Maps Part 1: The Middle Ages (until 1497) 1 General Introduction The Purpose of This Work Periodization The Definition of Law The Organization of This Work General History and History of Law Medieval Law An Outline of the 'Constitutional' History of Russia During the Era of the Independent Principalities State and Law During the Era of the Independent Principalities Section 1: Sources 2 Sources The Concept of Sources Chronicles Kormchie The Merilo Pravednoe The Knigi Zakonnye Archives Foreign Sources for the Prehistory of Russian Law Publication of Texts, Literature, Bibliography 3 The Treaties with Byzantium: The Zakon Russkii The Treaties with Byzantium The Treaty of 907 The Treaty of 911 The Treaty of 944 The Treaty of 971 The Zakon Russkii 4 The Russkaia Pravda or Russian Law History of the Study of the Russkaia Pravda The Different Versions of the Russkaia Pravda The Division of the Russkaia Pravda into Articles The Short Pravda: Introduction The Short Pravda: The Pravda of Iaroslav The Sources of Iaroslav's Pravda The Pravda of Iaroslav's Sons The Final Compilation of the Short Pravda 5 The Russkaia Pravda: The Expanded Pravda The Expanded Pravda: Introduction The Codicology of the Expanded Pravda The Composition of the Expanded Pravda The Relationship Between the Short Pravda and the Expanded Pravda The Statute of Vladimir Vsevolodovich Monomakh The Final Compilation of the Expanded Pravda Foreign Sources for the Russkaia Pravda? The Abridged Version of the Russkaia Pravda 6 Princely Statutes Introduction The Church Statute of St. Vladimir The Church Statute of Iaroslav the Wise The Statute of Vsevolod on Church Courts and People and on Trade Measures The Testament of Vsevolod Mstislavich (Rukopisanie) The Statute of Sviatoslav Ol'govich of 1137 The Smolensk Charters of Rostislav Mstislavich and Bishop Manuil The Church Statute of Lev Danilovich of Galicia of 1301 Church-State Relations in 14th and 15th Centuries Texts 7 Treaties General Treaties: Internal Russian Treaties Treaties with Foreign Powers Selected Examples and Special Categories The Treaty of 1229 between Mstislav Davydovich of Smolensk and Riga and the Gothic Coast The Treaty between the 'Unknown Prince' of Smolensk and Riga and the Gothic Coast The 1269 Treaty between Novgorod and the Hanseatic League The Novgorod-Tver' Treaties The Peace Treaty of 1318 between Moscow and Novgorod and Tver' 8 Town and Provincial Charters The Charter of Dvina Land The Court Charter of Pskov The Charter of Novgorod Iaroslav's Law on Bridges The Charters of Belo Ozero The Metropolitan's Justice 9 The Code (Sudebnik) of Ivan iii of 1497 The Homicide Law of Vasilii ii the Blind The Code of Ivan iii: Introduction and Historiography The Numbering of the Articles of the Code The Contents of the Code General Historical Background and Character of the Code The Sources for the Code of 1497 Legal Significance of the Code of 1497 10 Foreign Laws The Impact of Byzantine Law The Court Law for the People (Zakon Sudnyi liudem) The Skra of Novgorod The Iasa of Chingis-Khan and the Impact of Mongol-Tatar Rule on Russian Law The Legal Environment of Medieval Russian Law Rurikid Marriages as an Indication of Political and Cultural Contacts 11 Non-Legislative (Non-Normative) Legal Sources: Gramoty Introduction Sources and Historiography before 1917 Sources and Historiography after 1917 Classification of Documents Alphabetical Dictionary of Gramoty Documents and Collections Other Than Gramoty Pistsovye and razriadnye knigi Novgorod Birch-Bark Documents The Iarlyki of the Tatar Khans Section 2: The Law 12 Setting the Stage: Territory and Tribes in Early Kievan Russia The Physical Stage of Early Russian History The Eastern Slav Tribes in the 10th Century Russia's Multi-Ethnic Past in Ancient Times The Emergence and First Expansion of the Early Russian State The Dynasty of Rurik The Socio-Economic Nature of Kievan Russia: The Feudalism Debate The Viking Question Tribute and Inter-Tribal Relationships in Early Kievan Russia Territory: A Postscript 13 The Prince in Medieval Russia Introduction Relations between Princes: Succession and Treaties - Introductory Observations The Viking Origins of the House of Rurik The Succession History According to the Primary Chronicle - A Brief Survey The General Principles of Princely Succession The Grand Princely Dignity Relations between Princes: Wills and Treaties Princely Rule: Succession, Popular Assent, Mongol-Tatar Validation The Office and Function of the Prince The Prince's Court and Officials in Kievan Times 14 The Prince's Government The Prince's Government The Expansion of Princely Administration in Later Centuries General Taxation The Prince as Judge The Prince as Legislator External Relations: Diplomacy and War 15 The Towns Introduction The Origin of Russian Towns Town Government and the Veche in Particular External Relations: Treaties with Princes and Foreign Powers The Urban Population The Legal Framework of the Urban Economy 16 Novgorod and Pskov IVelikii Novgorod IIPskov IIIA Note on Viatka-Khlynov 17 Western Russia Historical Introduction The Law of the Lithuanian Principality and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 18 Rural Russia Land Tenure and Land Ownership Large-Scale Land Ownership - Feudalism? Princes as Landowners Boyars and Other Landowners Landowning by the Church and Monasteries Peasants Peasant Landowning The Peasant Population in Later Centuries Transactions Concerning Land Local Government 19 The Individual and the Family The Legal Status of the Individual Legal Classes The Individual as a Family Member 20 The Individual as a Legal Actor Contracts Delicts Ownership 21 The Church and Monasteries Church and State The Organization of the Church Church Jurisdiction Other Sources of Church Income Monasteries Landowning by the Church 22 Courts and Justice Introduction Secular and Church Courts Procedure in the Russkaia Pravda Procedure in Novgorod and Pskov Evidence Criminal Law Court Fees and Related Payments Part 2: Muscovy (until 1649) 23 Introduction The Law of the Principality of Muscovy The Reforms of Ivan iv Section 1: Sources 24 The Code (Sudebnik) of Ivan iv of 1550 Introduction and Historiography General Historical Background and Character of the Code The Contents of the Code of 1550 In Conclusion 25 The Stoglav Legal Relevance of the Stoglav The Enactment of the Stoglav The Contents of the Stoglav 26 The Codes of 1589 and 1606-1607 The Code of 1589: Introduction The Contents of the Short and the Expanded Redactions The Relationship between the Two Redactions and the Character and Sources of the Code of 1589 The Composite Code of 1606-1607 27 The Statute Books of the Prikazy The Statute Books of the Brigandage Department The Statute Book of the Slavery Department The Statute Book of the Department for the City of Moscow The Statute Book of the Department of Roads The Statute Books of the Land Department 28 Decisions of the Land Assembly (Zemskii Sobor) The Resolutions of 15 January 1580 and 20 July 1584 The Resolution of 9 March 1607 The Resolution of 30 June 1611 29 The Council Code (Sobornoe Ulozhenie) of Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649 Historical Background Historiography Preparation and Enactment Overview of the Contents Sources The Follow-up: Novellae or Novoukaznye stat'i section 2: The Law 30 The Tsar The Title of Tsar Autocracy and Public Law Succession The Tsar's Court 31 The Tsar's Government A Boyar Duma? In Conclusion The Land Assembly (Zemskii Sobor) The Administration Lower Officials Taxation The Army 32 Territory and Population The Growth of the Principality of Moscow Muscovy and Western Russia 33 Local Government Kormlenie as the Basis of the Traditional System The Reforms of Ivan iv The Abolition of Kormlenie Voevody 34 Criminal Law and Procedure Introduction Criminal Law in the Codes of Ivan iii (1497) and Ivan iv (1550) The Guba and Land Charters Criminal Law in the Council Code (Sobornoe Ulozhenie) of 1649 Criminal Law and the Church
• Offences against Morals Criminal Procedure 35 Civil Law: Persons The Legal Status of the Individual: Men and Women Legal Classes The Sovereign and His Family Princes Boyars and Other High Nobles Lesser Nobles: Boyars' Sons and Dvoriane Clergy and Church People Townspeople in Moscow and Elsewhere Merchants Peasants Slavery Foreigners Legal Persons 36 Civil Law: Ownership and Obligations Ownership of Land Obligations 37 Civil Law: Family Law and Succession Sources The Family Marriage Relations between Spouses Dissolution of Marriage Parents and Children Inheritance and Succession 38 Courts and Justice
• Civil Procedure Courts in the Period after the Sudebnik of Ivan iii of 1497 Courts in the Council Code (Sobornoe Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei of 1649 Court Officials Civil Procedure 39 The Church, Monasteries, and Church Law Church-State Relations in Muscovy The Organization of the Church Church Legislation Church Jurisdiction Appendix 1 Money and Measurements The Monetary System of Medieval Russia Measurements Appendix 2 Genealogies Rurikids Gediminids Glossary of Russian Terms Index of Personal Names Index of Geographical Names Subject Index

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Details

• NCID: BB24870915
• ISBN:
  • 9789004346420
• LCCN: 2017033081
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 1097 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : KLA120
  • DC23 : 349.47
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Law -- Russia -- History
  • LCSH : Russia -- History -- Alekseĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1645-1676
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00615075