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33 Med. & L. 41 (2014)
Mkhitar Gosh's Medieval Law Code and Its Implications for Armenian Communities Abroad

handle is hein.journals/mlv33 and id is 125 raw text is: Medical Law Medicine and Law World Association for Medical Law MKHITAR GOSH'S MEDIEVAL LAW CODE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES ABROAD Susanna Davtyan*, Mikayel Khachatryan**, Ara Johrian*** and Karen Ghazaryan**** Abstract: The Law Book of the medieval Armenian legal and economic thought is an exceptional work that encompasses valuable information of the Armenian nation's domestic life. Mkhitar Gosh was considered to be one of the most outstanding figures and lawyers (lawmakers) of all times. Armenian Law Code after Mkhitar Gosh is writhed at 12 century. One of the primary sources for the law code was Armenian customary law. This Code became moral code for guiding for hall Armenians over the world because of high moral spirit reflecting Armenian mentality. This article presents the brief history of extension of legal rules setting out in the Law Code. The Law Code was established and widely used not only in Armenia but also in a number of Armenian communities abroad (Russian, Poland, Georgia, , Latvia, India etc.). Law Code was accepted by all Armenians. Moreover, it served for the development of legislation for a number of civilized European and Asian countries. Keywords: Armenian Medieval Thinkers; Philosophical and Legal thought; Legislation; Code of Law. * Head of theArmenian Unit of theinternational Network ofthe UNESCO Chair in Bioethics.Associate Professor at Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsy Email: susannadavtyan47@gmail .om. ** LL.M. at Paris Vincennes St. Denis University Ph.D. Student at Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University. * Coordinator of NGO Bioethics development Society. irector of Limited Liability Company Eaglepharm. Chairman of Bioethics Development Society NGO.

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