Published: 2024-12-251

Exile as a legal institution in the Russian Empire

Michał Arsoba
Echa Przeszłości
Section: ARTICLES
https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.10922

Abstract

Summary: This article analyzes the Siberian exile system as a specific legal institution in pre-revolutionary Russia. The legal aspects of exile on Russian territories were explored by examining the origins of the deportation system and its presence in various branches of Russian law, primarily administrative and criminal law. Selected legal norms were also examined to shed light on the legal grounds for deportations to Siberia and the terms on which convicts served their sentence. The entities authorized to initiate deportation proceedings were identified, and differences in these procedures were described. Legal acts and regulations enabling landowners, rural and urban communities, or criminal courts to initiate deportation proceedings were analyzed.

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Arsoba, M. (2024). Exile as a legal institution in the Russian Empire. Echa Przeszłości, (XXV/2), 27–43. https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.10922

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