Guild Court and Administration of Justice of the Bulgarian Guild Organizations during the Period of the Ottoman Rule

Petya Nedeleva,
Associate Professor, PhD
New Bulgarian University
21, Montevideo St.
1618 Sofia BULGARIA
E-mail: petya.nedeleva@gmail.com

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Pages: 287 – 303  |  https://doi.org/10.53656/978-619-7667-81-3-v2.07

Abstract. In the guild organizations, the first master, the guild council and the general assembly (lodge) had powers in the field of justice. In relation to the journeymen and apprentices working in the shop, the master-owner had such judicial powers. In some cases, it was possible to convene a special guild court, which was composed of more prominent and enlightened masters, to resolve the disputed issues. In rare cases, in the case of a serious crime or disobedience on the part of the guild, the matter referred to the Turkish authorities. The Ottoman authorities respected and honoured the decisions of the guild organizations. When it was referred to a guild dispute as the next instance, it usually confirmed the decision made by the guild body.

Keywords: guild law; guild law court; Revival; judicial powers; court decisions

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Tobacco in the Economic Development of the Bulgarian Lands under Ottoman Rule The Fairs on the Bulgarian Lands before the Liberation The Urban Economics on the Bulgarian Lands in the 19th Century The Modern Commercial Culture of the Bulgarians in the 18th – 19th Centuries