The Legal System of Terek Oblast in 1870-1917: The Organizational Characteristics and Separating Jurisdictions
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to investigate the legal system of the Terek Oblast from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th centuries. The roles and the functions of Vladikavkaz district court, magistrates and general sessions, mountain oral court, stanitsa and sloboda courts, aul and precinct courts as well as mediation courts (intermediate courts and plectrum courts) are put under study. The article concludes that at the end of 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century the legal system in the Terek Oblast combined common principles of legal structure and some features of indigenous traditional justice (jurisdiction).
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Alexey Abazov
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0000-0003-4004-7009
Russian Federation
Publication Date
June 19, 2018
Submission Date
March 4, 2018
Acceptance Date
June 4, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 3 Number: 6