Study of the Saxon-Magdeburgian Law as Legal Historical Study of Middle and East Europe in Middle Ages.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental law
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Sato Dan 京都大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (30612387)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ザクセン＝マクデブルク法 / 参審人団 / マクデブルク / ハレ / 参審人文書 / 中・東欧 / 都市法 / プロソポグラフィ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the Middle Ages, the Saxon-Magdeburgian Law, originally German municipal law, spread over the middle and east Europe. In this law system the group of so-called "magdeburgian alderman" played an important role. The structure and history of this group was examined in this study. The "alderman's trial register" of medieval town Halle, one of the most important historical sources of this law, is also examined and edited. Furthermore, in this project, the literature and sources about the legal history in the middle and east Europe are collected for the other studies in the future.

Free Research Field

基礎法学