Sudebnik of 1497

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The Sudebnik of 1497 was a landmark Muscovite law code issued under Ivan III that centralized judicial authority and helped lay the foundations of the Russian legal system.

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Sudebnik of 1497 canonical 3
Sudebnik of 1550 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legal document
law code
legal code
aim centralization of judicial authority
strengthening of princely power
unification of legal practice in Muscovy
appliesTo Muscovite subjects
territories of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
codificationLevel comprehensive for its time
coexistsWith canon law of the Russian Orthodox Church
compiledUnder central Muscovite administration
country Grand Duchy of Moscow
dateOfIssue 1497
documentForm manuscript
follows Russkaya Pravda
goal reduction of arbitrary local justice
standardization of penalties and fines
historicalSignificance foundation of the centralized Russian legal system
milestone in the formation of a unified Russian state
influenced Sudebnik of 1550
later Muscovite legal practice
introducedConcept Yuriev Day peasant departure rule
statewide judicial norms
issuedBy Ivan III of Russia
surface form: Ivan III of Moscow
jurisdiction Muscovy
language Old Russian
legalCulture Grand Duchy of Moscow
surface form: Muscovite Russia
legalStatus binding law code
legalSystem Russian legal system
legalTradition Eastern Slavic law
notableProvision introduction of a unified court procedure
limitations on peasant mobility
regulation of appeals to the grand prince’s court
rules on jurisdiction of local and central courts
period late 15th century
placeOfOrigin Moscow
predecessorTo later Russian imperial law codes
reignOf Ivan III of Russia
surface form: Ivan III of Moscow
subjectMatter civil law
criminal law
feudal relations
judicial procedure
serfdom regulation
titleHolder Ivan III of Russia
surface form: Ivan III of Moscow
typeOfNorms secular law
usedBy Muscovite judges
grand princely officials

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Muscovy legalCode Sudebnik of 1497
Muscovy legalCode Sudebnik of 1497
this entity surface form: Sudebnik of 1550
Russkaya Pravda influenced Sudebnik of 1497
Muscovite government legalCode Sudebnik of 1497