Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649

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Sobornoye Ulozheniye was a comprehensive Russian legal code enacted in 1649 that systematized Muscovite law, entrenched serfdom, and shaped the governance of the Tsardom of Russia for decades.

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instanceOf Russian legal code
early modern legal code
law code
approvedBy Zemsky Sobor of 1613
surface form: Zemsky Sobor
codificationType comprehensive codification of Muscovite law
containsProvisionsOn church affairs
criminal offenses and punishments
judicial procedure
military service
state administration
taxation
urban regulation
country Tsardom of Russia
dateEnacted 1649
draftedUnderRuler Tsar Alexis of Russia
surface form: Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich
effectOnPeasantry abolished time limits on peasant searches by landlords
legally bound peasants to the land
effectOnRunawaySerfs made search for runaway peasants indefinite
effectOnSocialStructure restricted mobility of peasants
strengthened the landed gentry
effectOnSociety entrenched serfdom in Russia
historicalEra early modern period
historicalPeriod Tsardom of Russia
surface form: Muscovite Russia
impact contributed to the consolidation of autocracy
shaped governance of the Tsardom of Russia for decades
standardized legal procedures across the realm
influenced subsequent Russian imperial legislation
inForceAlongside later imperial decrees and reforms
inForceUntil first half of the 19th century
jurisdiction Tsardom of Russia
language Russian
legalStatusOfSerfs defined peasants as hereditary serfs
legalSystem Muscovite law
legalTradition Orthodox Christian legal culture
mainSubject administrative law
civil law
criminal law
procedural law
social regulation
placeOfEnactment Moscow
promulgatedBy Tsar Alexis of Russia
surface form: Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich
purpose regulation of relations between estates
strengthening central authority of the tsar
systematization of existing decrees and customary law
reasonForAdoption need to stabilize and regularize post–Time of Troubles governance
relatedEvent Time of Troubles
replaced Sudebnik of 1550
earlier Muscovite decrees and customs
structure organized into chapters and articles

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Aleksey Mikhailovich Romanov notableFor Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649
Muscovite government legalCode Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649
this entity surface form: Sobornoye Ulozheniye of 1649
government of Tsar Alexis of Russia basedOnDocument Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649
this entity surface form: Sobornoye Ulozheniye of 1649