Natural Persons (Individuals) and Legal Persons (Entities) in Serbian Medieval Law Cover Image

Fizička i pravna lica u srednjovekovnom srpskom pravu
Natural Persons (Individuals) and Legal Persons (Entities) in Serbian Medieval Law

Author(s): Srđan Šarkić
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: serbian medieval law; churches; monasteries;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper the author is exposing the concept of natural persons (individuals) and legal persons (entities) in Serbian mediaeval law. The terms glava (head, caput, kefalh), or sometimes kapa (cap, hood) are used in Serbian legal sources to designate natural persons (individuals). In Serbian mediaeval law, it was mostly churches and monasteries that had the trait of legal persons (entities). Beside them, towns, villages, counties and districts, had some characteristics of legal persons.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 223-231
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English