HAWAJSKI KODEKS KARNY Z 1850 ROKU
THE PENAL CODE OF THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII OF 1850
Author(s): Maciej RakowskiSubject(s): History of Law, History of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: penal code; history of Hawaiian law; reception of law in Hawaii;
Summary/Abstract: The Penal Code of the Kingdom of Hawaii of 1850 was a comprehensive and modern codification. However, it was not an original creation of the islanders. It was drafted by a young American jurist William L. Lee on the basis of a draft of the criminal code for the state of Massachusetts. The code fit into the rapid transformations of the island's society under the influence of the white newcomers, including radical Protestant missionaries, arriving from the US from 1820 onwards. It introduced new law for the natives, however, it was not a codification the main purpose of which was to bring order and systematize earlier norms.
Journal: Czasopismo Prawno-Historyczne
- Issue Year: 76/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 85-104
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Polish
