The presented research gives the reader a basic idea of the essence of the Statute on punishments imposed by Justices of the Peace in 1864, the history of its creation, the features of its application, advantages and disadvantages. The author attempts to assess this normative legal act. Separately, an assumption is made about the allocation of experience applicable to solving topical problems of domestic law.
criminal legislation, historical and legal method, criminal offense, pre-revolutionary law
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