Open AccessINCLUSION OF GEORGIA INTO THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AND PRESERVATION OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
Author(s) -
M. Meskhishvili-Pruidze
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-9864
DOI - 10.31618/asj.2707-9864.2021.2.56.151
Subject(s) - legislation , georgian , empire , reign , law , civil code , political science , inclusion (mineral) , order (exchange) , history , sociology , social science , business , philosophy , linguistics , finance , politics
The topic of Georgia's inclusion in the Russian Empire is especially relevant, since the relationship between two historical neighbors today it is tense and it is necessary to especially carefully study the historical vicissitudes in order to realize the prospect of their future development. The article concerns the civil code of Russia and Georgia, the adaptation of the Georgian code of laws and the Code of King Vakhtang with all-Russian legislation.
The authors consider a large period and cover the relationship between Russia and Georgia during the reign of Peter the First, Catherine the Second, Paul the First, Alexander the First and Alexander the Second. The authors analyze the process of systematization of the all-Russian legislation of 1826-1832 and the adoption of the Civil Code, which prompted local and central administrations to unify private and general imperial law. The authors investigate the use of Georgian civil law in private law relations in the Caucasus in the 19th century.