Kavelin, Konstantin Dmitrievich

Kavelin, Konstantin Dmitrievich,

"Rights and Duties Concerning Property and Obligations in Application to Russian Legislation. An Essay in Systematic Review."

St. Petersburg: Printing House of M. M. Stasyulevich, Vas. Ostr., 2nd line, 7, 1879.

This edition represents a legal work by Konstantin Dmitrievich Kavelin (1818–1885) — one of the greatest Russian jurists, historians, and publicists of the 19th century. The work is devoted to a systematic review of rights and duties concerning property and obligations in application to the Russian legislation in force at that time (the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire).

The author attempts a theoretical comprehension and systematization of civil law norms concerning property rights and obligations. The book reflects the state of Russian civil law on the eve of the preparation of the draft Civil Code and is an important monument of legal thought of the post-reform era.

The uniqueness of the information in this book lies in the fact that Kavelin was one of the first in Russian legal science to apply a systematic approach to the analysis of property and obligations rights, and his work reflects the level of legal doctrine and practice of the 1870s, which makes it a valuable source for legal historians and civil law scholars.