Book

Fundamental principles of Mongolian law

K. Paul, Trench, Trnbner & Co., Ltd.London • Published In 1937 • Pages:

By: Riasanovsky, Valentin Aleksandrovich.

Abstract
This is a scholarly historical-ethnographic analysis of the major records of Mongol Law, extending from earliest accounts of the Great Mongol Empire to the period of Autonomous Outer Mongolia (1911-1924). Additional information on the period 1924-1936 is given in the Introduction. The contents of the Great Yassa (Yassak) of Chinggis Khan and his Maxims, the Tsaadjin-Bichik, the Mongol Oirat Regulations of 1640 with subsequent modifications, the Khalkha-Djirom, the Codes of 1789, 1815, etc. are discussed in detail as stages in the evolution of Mongol society, with special emphasis on the basic cultural institutions of the Northern Mongols (Khalkha), Oirat, Buryat, and Kalmyk. The author attempts to determine what elements of Mongol Law were derived from custom, from decree or outside influences, examining in the latter connection the reciprocal influences of Chinese-Mongolian and Mongolian-Russian legal concepts and institutions. Treatment of the materials studied tends to be somewhat diffuse. An extensive bibliography is supplied throughout the text and at the end of the book.
Subjects
History
Legal norms
Offenses and sanctions
culture
Mongolia
HRAF PubDate
2006
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Central Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Scientist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Jack Crane ; 1955
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
1206-1924
Coverage Place
China, Mongolia, and Russia
Notes
[by] Aleksandrovich Valentin Riasanovsky
Includes bibliography
LCSH
Mongols--Law/Mongols--History