Ostsiedlung or Transition of German Law? Legal Perspective on Settlement According to German Law in Medieval Poland
By Pawel Dziwinski
Given at Twenty-First Annual Forum of Young Legal Historians – 6th Berg Institute International Conference on March 1, 2015
Topics Covered:
Genesis of Settlement According to German Law
- Beginning of Ius Theutonicum in medieval Europe
- The Locatio process
- Dilemma of the Ostseildung or settlement according to German Law
Major Innovations of Ius Theutonicum
- Public law ie. municipal self-government, court with lay justice
- Private law ie. land tenure
Consequences of the Transition
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