# A History of Russian Law - Portail Universitaire du droit > Source : [Portail Universitaire du Droit](https://univ-droit.fr) > URL : https://univ-droit.fr/recherche/actualites-de-la-recherche/parutions/24906-a-history-of-russian-law > Description : a history of russian law, from ancient times to the council code (ulozhenie) of tsar aleksei mikhailovich of 1649, coll. law in eastern europe, 1024 pages ... ## Parution *From Ancient Times to the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649* - **ISBN** : 978-9-004-34642-0 - **Éditeur** : Brill ## Résumé Coll. Law in Eastern Europe, 1024 pages Présentation de l'éditeur 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.   Sommaire 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 of 1497  The Homicide Law of Vasilii the Blind  The Code of Ivan : 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   Pistsóvye 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  Velikii Novgorod  Pskov  A 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 Section 1: Sources 24 The Code ( Sudebnik ) of Ivan 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  The Abolition of Kormlenie  Voevody 34 Criminal Law and Procedure  Introduction  Criminal Law in the Codes of Ivan (1497) and Ivan (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 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 ## Métadonnées - **Catégorie** : Parutions - **Publié** : 2017-10-25 --- *Portail Universitaire du Droit — [univ-droit.fr](https://univ-droit.fr)*