Open AccessThe Advocacy Institution in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the XVI Century
Author(s) -
Mikhail P. Belyaev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advokatskaa praktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1999-4826
DOI - 10.18572/1999-4826-2021-1-59-64
Subject(s) - statute , law , statutory law , political science , institution , statute of limitations , duchy , sociology , politics
The article is devoted to the origin and development of the institution of advocacy in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th century. Magdeburg law influenced the formation of the legal profession. The Statute of 1529 devoted only one article to advocacy. She forbade foreigners to be lawyers. In the period 1529–1566 there was a rapprochement of statutory, customary and Magdeburg law. On this basis, the institution of the bar continued to develop. The Statute of 1566 completed the design of the institution of the Bar. It contained more articles on lawyers. The 1566 Statute formulated certain rules of advocacy ethics, and established liability for a lawyer’s violation of his duties. Betrayal by the lawyer of his client was punishable by death. The Statute of 1588 became the most systematic law of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which regulated in detail the procedure for judicial protection. He continued the tradition of regulating the legal profession.