Riasanovsky, V. A. "Juristic Customs of the Kirghiz." In Customary Law of the Nomadic Tribes of Siberia. Tientsin, 1938.
This chapter quotes some of the Kazakh (referred to by Riasanovsky as "Kirghiz (Kirghiz-Kaisaks)") customary laws (e.g. family, property, criminal) that were codified (e.g. "Laws of Khan Tevka") during the Tsarist period. It also reviews some of the Mongol, Muslim, and Russian influences on customary law. On page 24, Riasanovsky states: "As is well known, the Mohammedan religion exerted an influence on the laws of the peoples which professed it. Such influence also existed among the Kirghiz."
Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
Feldbrugge, F. J. M. "Criminal Law and Traditional Society: The Role of Soviet Law in the Integration of Non-Slavic Peoples." Review of Socialist Law 3 (1977): 3-51.
This paper uses Russian archival sources to outline the Russian and Soviet intervention into the legal systems, and therefore the society, of their subjects in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Among other topics, it discusses criminal law, family law (the bride price, polygamy, etc.), and the Soviet attack of the veil (hujum). It also discusses the treatment of kazi (qadi) courts and Islamic law as well as bii/biy, manap, and aksakal courts and customary law.
Sections: Introduction; Before 1917; The Soviet Approach; What Types of Conduct are Singled Out?; The Legislative Implementation of Soviet Policies; Some Statistical Data; The Legal Provisions Concerning Traditional Crime; Postscript on the Post-War Situation
This paper uses Russian archival sources to outline the Russian and Soviet intervention into the legal systems, and therefore the society, of their subjects in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Among other topics, it discusses criminal law, family law (the bride price, polygamy, etc.), and the Soviet attack of the veil (hujum). It also discusses the treatment of kazi (qadi) courts and Islamic law as well as bii/biy, manap, and aksakal courts and customary law.
Sections: Introduction; Before 1917; The Soviet Approach; What Types of Conduct are Singled Out?; The Legislative Implementation of Soviet Policies; Some Statistical Data; The Legal Provisions Concerning Traditional Crime; Postscript on the Post-War Situation
Giovarelli, Renee and Cholpon Akmatova. "Local Institutions that Enforce Customary Law in the Kyrgyz Republic: And their Impact on Women’s Rights." Agriculture & Rural Development e-Paper (March 2002).
Giovarelli and Akmatova's article is one of the few that discuss the state aksakal courts in Kyrgyzstan. It also briefly mentions otins and briefly reviews Uzbek mahallas in Southern Kyrgyzstan. It hints that Uzbeks may use Islamic law / norms to resolve disputes and that Uzbeks may prefer to resolve their disputes through non-state elders in the mahalla rather than through the state aksakal court system.
Descriptors: 2000s, A, ACTORS, dispute resolution, e-article, G, interview, Islamic law, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, law, oqsoqols, post-Soviet, women. Cross References: Hanks 1999.
Giovarelli and Akmatova's article is one of the few that discuss the state aksakal courts in Kyrgyzstan. It also briefly mentions otins and briefly reviews Uzbek mahallas in Southern Kyrgyzstan. It hints that Uzbeks may use Islamic law / norms to resolve disputes and that Uzbeks may prefer to resolve their disputes through non-state elders in the mahalla rather than through the state aksakal court system.
Descriptors: 2000s, A, ACTORS, dispute resolution, e-article, G, interview, Islamic law, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, law, oqsoqols, post-Soviet, women. Cross References: Hanks 1999.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)