Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1994-2540 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1956 (Online)


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Admission of women to the bar in late imperial Russia: The Saratov precedent

Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of one of the relevant socio-legal problems of the Russian Empire in the early 20th century – the issue of admitting women to the bar. The article examines in detail the political and legal conflicts and gaps in the legislation of that time regarding the admission of women to the class of sworn attorneys. Theoretical analysis. The judicial reform of 1864 introduced the sworn bar into the Russian legal system.

Precedent in Roman law: Basic terms and their semantic content

Introduction. Until today, the prevailing opinion is that precedent did not play a significant role in the legal system of Rome. However, a number of sources, in particular the papyrus entries of judgement which record the provincial legal practice in Roman Egypt in the period from the 1st to the 3rd centuries, say otherwise. The significant role of precedent in the legal system of Rome is also evidenced with the texts of M. Tullius Cicero, M. Fabius Quinctilian, Pseudo-Asconius, G. Julius Victor. Theoretical analysis.