Description
The dynamics of relations within cities thus are shaped not only by class or religious or ethnic membership but also by the legal framework. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, divisions between the private and royal domains within cities disrupted not only their legal coherence but also that of Jewish communities themselves, sharpening economic competition and often also conflict. This is what the 1711 decree of the Lithuanian Tribunal against the kahal of Minsk highlights--legal distinctions sometimes exacerbated urban tensions.
This presentation is for the following text(s):
- Decree of the Lithuanian Tribunal against the Kahal of Minsk (1711)
Streaming Media
Start Date
23-8-2005 11:00 AM
Location
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Included in
Conflict of Laws Commons, European History Commons, History of Religion Commons, Jewish Studies Commons, Jurisdiction Commons
Law, Boundaries, and City Life in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
The dynamics of relations within cities thus are shaped not only by class or religious or ethnic membership but also by the legal framework. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, divisions between the private and royal domains within cities disrupted not only their legal coherence but also that of Jewish communities themselves, sharpening economic competition and often also conflict. This is what the 1711 decree of the Lithuanian Tribunal against the kahal of Minsk highlights--legal distinctions sometimes exacerbated urban tensions.
This presentation is for the following text(s):
- Decree of the Lithuanian Tribunal against the Kahal of Minsk (1711)