The Nakaz (Instruction) legal code

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Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nakaz
Instruction of Catherine the Great
gptkbp:author gptkb:Catherine_the_Great
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Catherine_the_Great
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:dateWritten 1767
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Nakaz (Instruction) legal code
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Cesare_Beccaria
gptkb:Montesquieu
Enlightenment philosophy
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:mainTheme gptkb:politics
separation of powers
abolition of torture
equality before the law
gptkbp:prohibits torture
capital punishment (in principle)
gptkbp:purpose guide for legislative commission
gptkbp:relatedTo Russian legal history
gptkbp:significance influenced Russian legal thought
reflected Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:status not fully implemented
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Legislative_Commission_of_1767
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Katarina_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8