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.

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