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Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs
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I. Rechtsgeschichte des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
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DATUM, UNTERSCHRIFT / DATE, SIGNATURE
BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, WIEN (IBAN AT04 1100 0006 2280 0100, BIC BKAUATWW), DEUTSCHE BANK MÜNCHEN (IBAN DE16 7007 0024 0238 8270 00, BIC DEUTDEDBMUC)
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Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 10. Jahrgang Heft 2/2020, pp. 325-332, 2021/05/12
Mittel- und osteuropäische Rechtshistorische Konferenz 2019
Central and Eastern European Legal History Conference 2019
The subject of the article is the judicial circle in the Free City of Cracow in the years 1815–1846. It reconstructs the political position of the judges of the Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and Court of Third Instance, adjudicating both in civil and criminal cases, and discusses their rights (remuneration, pension, wearing a uniform) and their obligations, the violation of which resulted in disciplinary and criminal liability. Attention is drawn to the fundamental constitutional principles of judicial independence and independence of the judiciary. It also discusses methods of examining the qualifications of candidates, including examination issues, which covered most areas of civil, commercial, criminal and administrative law, as well as the history of law (including Roman law). Some of the most distinguished employees of the justice system are presented, as are the opinions of witnesses of events concerning its functioning.
Keywords: Court of First Instance – Court of Appeal – Free City of Cracow – judges – judiciary