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Practices of law enforcement and punishment in early modern Russia: A look of the law and economics

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  • Kalyagin Grigory

    (Department of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University)

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In this article, using the methods of law and economics, we study three practices of law enforcement and punishment of criminals, which in our time look very controversial and even ineffective, but which were quite widespread in early Modern Russia: 1) interpretation in court, alcohol intoxication as a mitigating circumstance; 2) the use of torture during interrogations not only of the accused, but even of witnesses; 3) replacing the cutting off of limbs, as a form of punishment for criminals, with branding and tearing out nostrils. The analysis shows that these institutional forms of law enforcement and punishment of criminals can be effective (from the point of view of the state) solutions in this area.

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  • Kalyagin Grigory, 2025. "Practices of law enforcement and punishment in early modern Russia: A look of the law and economics," Working Papers 0072, Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:upa:wpaper:0074
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    Keywords

    law and economics; optimal enforcement; crime deterrence;
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    JEL classification:

    • K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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