Први уџбеник грађанског и црквеног права - Јефтимија Јoвановића
The First Textbook on Civil Law and Canon Law by Jeftimije Jovanović

Author(s): Stanka Stjepanović
Subject(s): Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Canon law;Civil law;Marital law;Secular law;Orthodox;Persons;Property,Court;
Summary/Abstract: The first printed textbook which under the title Kormčej came along with the printed Proceedings Nomokanon of St. Sava from Russia in our region in the late eighteenth century was written by Jeftimije Jovanović. He was legal professional, notary, Grand Judge of city of Novi Sad and the secretary of Archbishop of Bačka. His textbook / reference book is particularly deserving for development of canon and civil law of the Orthodox Church in Slovene countries. The textbook has unjustly fallen into oblivion, and others used it as a basis for their own textbooks. The author gives an overview of its contents pointing out that by the tripartite division into persons, property and the court Jeftimije Janković offered the first system of canon law in Orthodox Church. Author also insists that this work and his author have unjustly been forgotten, although Latin translation of the book enabled both western and eastern world to familiarize with canon law of Orthodox Church. In his textbook, Jeftimije strictly followed teachings laid out in Kormčej (Nomocanon of St. Sava) in its printed form and Russian title. Although he did not intend for his work to become school textbook, Jeftimije was the first to systematically present Orthodox canon law which was followed by the Church and the State alike until the passing of Civil Code and afterwards. Furthermore, great injustice is done to Jeftimije Jovanović the author of first textbook on canon law and civil law for being confused with Jefgenije Jovanović, Archbishop and author of the book “O sudje crkovnih”. Russian and some western canon law scholars used the work of Jeftimije Jovanović in the 20th century. The author of this paper engages in pointing out the tremendous importance of Jeftimije’s work for the development of canon law and laying the foundations of civil law and, following the publication of the book “O stvarima sa rasuđivanjem u braku” especially in the field of marital relations.

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