Prussian law

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Prussian law was the legal system of the Kingdom of Prussia, characterized by its codified, bureaucratic, and often authoritarian framework that influenced 19th-century German jurisprudence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legal system
legal system
appliesTo Prussian subjects
territory of Prussia
appliesToJurisdiction Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
basedOn bureaucratic governance
monarchical sovereignty
country Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
developedIn Early modern period
follows civil law tradition
hasCharacteristic authoritarian
bureaucratic
codified
hasGoal centralization of legal authority
standardization of legal norms
strengthening of state power
hasInfluenceOn Central European legal culture
German legal codification
Prussian bureaucracy
hasPart Prussian law self-linksurface differs
surface form: Allgemeines Landrecht für die Preußischen Staaten

Prussian administrative law
Prussian law self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prussian civil law

Prussian constitutional law
Prussian criminal law
Prussian military law
Prussian police law
influenced 19th-century German jurisprudence
German administrative law
German civil law
German legal doctrine
influencedBy Enlightenment legal thought
Roman law
natural law theory
language German
legalCode Prussian law self-linksurface differs
surface form: Allgemeines Landrecht für die Preußischen Staaten
legalStatus historical
regulates administrative procedures
civil relations
criminal offences
family law
inheritance law
military obligations
police powers
property rights
public administration
replacedBy German Empire law
Weimar Republic law
timePeriod 18th century
19th century

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Subject: Prussian law
Description of subject: Prussian law was the legal system of the Kingdom of Prussia, characterized by its codified, bureaucratic, and often authoritarian framework that influenced 19th-century German jurisprudence.

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heinrich Marx legalSystemWorkedIn Prussian law
Prussian Ministry of Justice appliesLaw Prussian law
this entity surface form: Prussian legal code
Prussian Ministry of Justice appliesLaw Prussian law
this entity surface form: Prussian criminal law
Prussian Ministry of Justice appliesLaw Prussian law
this entity surface form: Prussian civil law
Prussian law hasPart Prussian law self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Allgemeines Landrecht für die Preußischen Staaten
Prussian law hasPart Prussian law self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prussian civil law
Prussian law legalCode Prussian law self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Allgemeines Landrecht für die Preußischen Staaten