| Title |
Viduramžių Vilniaus universiteto teismas pasaulietinės ir bažnytinės jurisdikcijos atskyrimo kontekstu / |
| Translation of Title |
Court of the medieval university of Vilnius in the context of delimitation of secular and spiritual jurisdiction. |
| Authors |
Machovenko, Jevgenijus |
| DOI |
10.15388/Teise.2010.0.258 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Teisė / Vilniaus universitetas.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2010, t. 74, p. 57-66.. ISSN 1392-1274 |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this article on basis of published historical sources and research papers the author established that Vilnius university in the Middle ages was a self-governing professional corporation similar with guild or craft. The University was ruled by the Society of Jesus as a feudal benefice independent from the Magistrate and Courts of Vilnius town (ecclesiastical immunity was granted to the university by King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stephen Bator). In accordance with the King‘s Charter a very ample jurisdiction was allowed to the rector’s court, extending to all civil cases and all criminal cases except such as involved mutilation. In more serious criminal cases the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Vilnius (the Chancellor of the University) and the Bishop of Samogitia (the advocate of the University) was recognized. The jurisdiction of the University determined by King‘s Charter came into collision with jurisdiction of the State determined by the third Statute of Lithuania. As a result of the struggle between noblemen and clergymen for delimitation of competence of secular and spiritual courts the Supreme tribunal Court of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania resolved this problem in favour of the University – the University‘s jurisdiction was extended to all criminal cases. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2010 |
| CC license |
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