SACRILEGE IN SERBIAN MEDIEVAL LAW
SACRILEGE IN SERBIAN MEDIEVAL LAW
Author(s): Aleksandar ĐorđevićSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: sacrilege; Serbian medieval law; Byzantine law; reception; St.Sava’s Nomocanon; monastery charters; Dušan’s Code; Matthias Blastares’ Syntagma; Emperor Justinian’s Law; Dušan’s Code
Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the crime of sacrilege in Serbian medieval law. The author provides a legal-historical analysis of church and secular rules on this criminal offence, which was envisaged in the most important sources of Serbian medieval law: Saint Sava’s Nomocanon, monastery charters, as well as the landmark legal documents that make up the so-called Dušan’s legislation: Matthias Blastares’ Syntagma, Emperor Justinian’s Law, and Dušan’s Code. In particular, the significance of the reception of the Byzantine law in medieval Serbia was emphasized on the example of the criminal offence of sacrilege.
Journal: FACTA UNIVERSITATIS - Law and Politics
- Issue Year: 21/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 27-33
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English