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

• Superior document: Law in Eastern Europe, Volume 66
• VerfasserIn: Feldbrugge, F. J. M. 1933-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Law in Eastern Europe ; Volume 66.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1,117 pages) :; illustrations, maps.
• Notes: Includes index.

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.

Table of 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 -- Sources / 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 Law / 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.