Sąd cygański w Europie Wschodniej
The Gypsy court in East Europe
Author(s): Elena Marushiakova, Vesselin PopovSubject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Sociology, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Muzeum Okręgowe w Tarnowie
Keywords: Roma; traditional court; Gypsy court; East Europe
Summary/Abstract: Customary laws, traditional ways of solving disputes and seeking solutions to conflicts belong to an area of the social reality into which the magical Roma perception of the world imbues itself. Since it is the Roma elders who wield the power in the matter, I decided to focus my article on their role in settling disputes and imposing punishment. My research, carried out within the Roma communities in Poland and Lithuania, proves that the traditional law plays an extremely important role in Roma societies. It is a set of norms, rules and prohibitions firmly based on tradition.I gathered my materials during a period of 2006-2008 while researching Roma taboos in the Polska Roma group.
Journal: Studia Romologica
- Issue Year: 1/2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 33-77
- Page Count: 45
- Language: English, Polish, Romany
