ПРАВНИ ПОЛОЖАЈ ЖЕНЕ У СРЕДЊОВЈЕКОВНОМ ПАГУ

The subject matter of this article are certain aspects of legal position of women under the Statute of the medieval city of Pag, especially their status, family matters including marital relations, property, and the rules of criminal and procedural law which particularly apply to women. The author compares the Statute of Pag with the statutes of other Dalmatian medieval cities (e.g. Zadar and Šibenik). The fact that the compared sources of law have common origin, i.e. that they derive from the old and unsaved Statute of Zadar, provides a good starting point for historical and legal analysis. Also, the analysis takes into account preserved individual contracts and other legal documents, as well as the notary sources. The author holds a position that tendency of the city authorities to prevent foreigners from acquiring property, and to avoid division of the family property by dowry, caused the inferior position of women in the communal legal systems. Thorough analysis of the Statute of Pag reveals clear influence of the Statute of neighboring City of Zadar, and of the Croatian-Hungarian law. The author indicates existence of legal transplants and borrowings in the medieval statutes in Dalmatia.