FEATURES OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS OF NOMADIC PEOPLE OF THE STEPPE BY THE CONCEPT OF THE PROFESSOR I. HURLIAND

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the process of origin and development of legislation in the nomadic peoples of the Steppe based on the work of «Law of Steppe from the ancient times to the seventeenth century» by professor of law I. HURLiand. The article analyzes the reasons and prerequisites for the creation of legislative institutions in nomads. For legal analysis, I. HURLiand chose the Mongolian people, because, according to the author, they had features that were more evident as for the nomadic people. Therefore, the author pays special attention to the study of the origin of the Mongolian people and studies the evolution of their legislative system. Moreover, the article analyzes the works of the most famous researchers of the history of law in nomadic peoples and identifies their features. The research identifies the main features of the legislative process in different ethnic groups of the Steppe zone. There are clarified the motives and driving forces that prompted the nomads to create a unified legislation. The author studies various aspects of the formation of «Steppe legislation» and determines the degree of influence of religious beliefs on the legislative process. In the article, the main legislative records of the nomadic peoples of the Steppe have been studied and briefly covered. The author carries out a comparative analysis of the legislative process in different peoples of the Steppe: Mongols, Buryats, Tungus and Kyrgyz. The author’s goal is consistent study the features of the development of «Steppe legislation» among the nomadic peoples, from its inception to the period when it was formalized into a set of legislative acts.