The Third Statute of Lithuania in the Russian Empire until 1840
ENThe partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was not equal with the abolition of the previous legal order in its former territories. The Third Lithuanian Statute maintained its binding force for the longest time. It was not until 1831 that its provisions were repealed in the Belarusian governorates (Mogilev and Vitebsk). In the rest of western provinces it remained in force until 1840. It superseded the Second Lithuanian Statute on the territory of the left-bank Ukraine (Little Russia). However, even the introduction of Russian law in these areas in 1843 did not mean the end of the impact of the 1588 codification regulations. They were influencing the practice even in the first half of the 20th century. Such a long period of validity of the Third Lithuanian Statute was the result of the strong attachment of the Lithuanian nobility to their native law and the lack of Russian codification which would be capable to replace it. Keywords: Third Lithuanian Statute, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Russian Empire, ukases, governorates. [From the publication]
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