The Scope and Influence of the Medieval German Law in the Lands of the Teutonic Order and in Livonia
The article consists of three main parts. Section 1 is devoted to the history of the origin and spreading of German law in the lands of the Teutonic Order. It describes the forms of German law which were usual for this region, i.e. the Kulm law, a variant form of the Magdeburg urban law, and the Lubeck urban law. Section 2 contains description of the arrival of Germans in Livonia and general description of the Livonian urban law. In this section, the development of the Lubeck urban law in Livonia and the Saxon Mirror as a source of the Livland Mirror are analyzed. Section 3 contains conclusions of the paper.