CRIMINAL LAW DURING MEDIEVAL BOSNIA AND OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATION IN BOSNIA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND TRANSITION Cover Image

KRIVIČNO PRAVO ZA VRIJEME SREDNJOVJEKOVNE BOSNE I OSMANSKE UPRAVE: KOMPARATIVNA ANALIZA I TRANZICIJA
CRIMINAL LAW DURING MEDIEVAL BOSNIA AND OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATION IN BOSNIA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND TRANSITION

Author(s): Haris Silajdžić
Subject(s): History of Law, Criminal Law, Middle Ages, The Ottoman Empire, Comparative Law
Published by: Pravni fakultet - Univerzitet u Zenici
Keywords: criminal law; criminal procedure; medieval Bosnia; Ottoman Empire; transition period;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present criminal law and criminal procedure in the medieval Bosnia and the Ottoman administration in Bosnia. The paper will refer to the classical period of Ottoman administration, so the development of law related to the period of reforms and the Tanzimat is not the subject of this paper. When we mention criminal law and criminal procedure, we think of sources of criminal law, types of criminal offenses and the procedure that was conducted in the courts. In addition, this paper will present a comparative analysis between medieval Bosnia and the Ottoman Empire in terms of the sources of criminal law, types of criminal offences and criminal procedure. The last chapter of this paper will present period of transition from one system to another. Author used dogmatic-normative, historical and comparative method in process of writing this paper. In addition to all these methods, author used method of classification and method of description.

  • Issue Year: 15/2022
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 307-325
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bosnian