Правни принципи, характеризиращи съдебните производства в Новоасирийската империя
Legal Principles Characterising Judicial Proceedings in the Neo-Assyrian Empire

Author(s): Yuliana Radoykova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: administration of justice; [judicial] officials; principles; subordination; centralism
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this study is the legal principles that underpinned the process of administering justice in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The main characteristics of the system of judicial administration, predetermined by the nature of power in the Neo-Assyrian Empire and its strong centralism, are outlined. Officials in the empire’s judicial administration system and their functions, arising from the hierarchy and subordination inherent in the system are examined. Above all the relationship of the judiciary with the ruler and the subjects of proceedings are explored with particular emphasis on the all too rare hypothesis of the joint exercise of functions. The interaction between those authorities with jurisdictional function and some particular features relating to local fundamental principles of judicial administration are re-examined in the context of fundamental principles in the administration of justice in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The controversial question of whether the ruler personally exercised power related to the administration of justice is explored, with arguments drawn from the titular hierarchy and functions of officials in judicial system.

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