THE OLD SERBIAN CUSTOMARY LAW IN COURT PROCEEDINGS AS ENACTED IN DUŠAN’S CODE Cover Image

СТАРО СРПСКО ПРАВО У СУДСКОМ ПОСТУПКУ ДУШАНОВОГ ЗАКОНИКА
THE OLD SERBIAN CUSTOMARY LAW IN COURT PROCEEDINGS AS ENACTED IN DUŠAN’S CODE

Author(s): Aleksandar Đorđević
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Нишу
Keywords: Serbian common law; summoning; court officer; jury

Summary/Abstract: Tzar Dushan's Code, which is considered the crown of the legal continuity of the Nemanjas' State, is not only the most eminent product of the Serbian Medieval law but also an important legal memorial of Slavic law. This code, often denoted as "the Constitution of the Medieval Serbia was adopted at the State Councils in 1349 and 1354. The court procedure enacted in Dushan's Code comprises a vast number of rules derived from the old Serbian common law. This research is aimed at casting more substantial light on those original Serbian common law components of the court procedure enacted in Dushan's Code. The results of this research have been categorized into three sections: summoning and the role of the court officer, the old Serbian evidence procedure, and the jury.

  • Issue Year: XLIII/2003
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 319-337
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian