Convicts’ Labour in Russian Penitentiary Practice of the 17th – 18th Centuries: from Punishment to Correction Remedy
Journal Title: Codrul Cosminului - Year 2018, Vol 24, Issue 2
Abstract
The results of historical and legal research of the key characteristics of Russia’s penitentiary policy in the sphere of convicted criminals’ labour organization in the 17th – 18th centuries are presented in the article. As an information base were used original texts of Russian legal acts of the researched historical period. Also, were used science works of historians and legal scholars starting from the first half of the 19th century. The study determines the influence of the Church on the processes of law-making, execution of criminal penalties and convicts’ labour organization in the early middle ages, as well as the impact of this stage on the formation of Russian penitentiary system in the studied historical period. The features of the influence of foreign legislation on the Russian penitentiary law-making and reception processes of the Byzantine legislation in the legal system, as well as the legislation of European countries, were determined. The article analyses the initial stage of the formation of a unified penitentiary system associated with the emergence of codified legal sources and a centralized system of public administration. Features of convict’s attraction to labour as well as organizational aspects of penitentiary systems’ functioning were investigated. The socio-economic conditions that determined the directions of development of Russia’s criminal and penitentiary legislation of the studied historical period were analysed.
Authors and Affiliations
Alexey Rodionov, Andrey Skiba, Elena Emelyanova
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