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The Law Code of 1649
A new code of laws
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- 1649
Adopted under Alexei Mikhailovich, the code systematised state, criminal and civil law. The unlimited search for fugitive peasants and hereditary dependence became important elements in the legal establishment of serfdom.
- Adoption
- 29 January (8 February) 1649
- Structure
- 25 chapters, 967 articles