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    The document discusses the legal history of Yugoslavia over several periods: 1) Early Slavic legal institutions were influenced by neighboring Greeks and Italians. One example is the Code of Spalato, which borrowed from Justinian's Digest. 2) The 14th century reign of Stefan Dushan was a golden age, where he established the Code of Dushan, the first national code for Serbians, influenced by Roman-Greek law. 3) Later, the region came under rule of the Ottoman Empire and Austria, introducing Germanic-Romanesque elements. In 1844, Serbia adopted a civil code based on Austria's model.

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    The document discusses the legal history of Yugoslavia over several periods: 1) Early Slavic legal institutions were influenced by neighboring Greeks and Italians. One example is the Code of Spalato, which borrowed from Justinian's Digest. 2) The 14th century reign of Stefan Dushan was a golden age, where he established the Code of Dushan, the first national code for Serbians, influenced by Roman-Greek law. 3) Later, the region came under rule of the Ottoman Empire and Austria, introducing Germanic-Romanesque elements. In 1844, Serbia adopted a civil code based on Austria's model.

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    Slavic Legal System

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    The document discusses the legal history of Yugoslavia over several periods: 1) Early Slavic legal institutions were influenced by neighboring Greeks and Italians. One example is the Code of Spalato, which borrowed from Justinian's Digest. 2) The 14th century reign of Stefan Dushan was a golden age, where he established the Code of Dushan, the first national code for Serbians, influenced by Roman-Greek law. 3) Later, the region came under rule of the Ottoman Empire and Austria, introducing Germanic-Romanesque elements. In 1844, Serbia adopted a civil code based on Austria's model.

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    Slavic Legal System III.

    Yugoslavia 1) Intro:

    Environmental Conditions: Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBbqj5Rnbo4 The Slavic legal institutions in the Balkan peninsula were shaped by these alien systems. On the East: Greeks On the West: Italians One of the manifestations of both the Greeks and the Italians influence on Slavic law is seen on the Spalato Code. Example: Spalato Code, opening paragraph, last sentence: live honorably, injure no man, and yield to every one his rights. borrowed literally from the opening chapter of the Justinian Digest.

    2)

    Golden Age of Yugoslavia a) Stefan Dushan, hero-king of Serbia

    Image: http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//dusan_preview_IBW.jpg -Reigned for 20 years from A.D. 1336; his reign considered the golden age of Yugoslavs -Educated in Constantinople; a patron of learning -Provided the Serbians their first (and last, until our own day) national code, the Code of Dushan

    b)

    Code of Dushan

    Image: http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/images/treasures/sb02.jpg The Code of Dushan is the most noted legal monument of the Yugoslavs. Naturally, it was permeated with Roman-Greek ecclesiastical and civil law.

    Example: Code of Dushan, first paragraph: Image: http://www.yuread.com/P/RandF/code.jpg 1) Justice shall be done according to the Christian religion. 2) Nobles and others shall not marry without the blessing of the bishop or of a clerical appointed by him. Marriages not made with the Churchs blessing shall be declared void. *Insert trivia about National Museum

    3)

    Dissension

    -Serbia and the Balkans became a fief of the Mohammedan Turkish empire. -Austria dominated the Balkans, and thus, the GermanicRomanesque element entered into the legal system. a) 1844, Serbia, being semi-independent of Turkey, adopted its own civil code based largely on the Austrian model. Court-house of Saraveyo is a symbol of the hybridcharacter of the region. (Image: http://images.travelpod.com/users/vinkor/5.1305143274 .sarajevo-the-court-of-old-mosque.jpg)

    b)

    *Insert trivia about Saraveyo reconstruction

    4)

    Progress

    French and German legal science for a century past has shaped the law of Yugoslavia; and no distinctive Slavic legal system can be found here.

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