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Insult and Punishment in Rural Courts The Elaboration of Civility in Late Imperial Russia Jane Burbank Études rurales Citer ce document Cite this document Burbank Jane Insult and Punishment in Rural Courts In Études rurales n - Justice et sociétés rurales pp - doi https doi org rural https www persee fr doc rural - num Fichier pdf généré le CAbstract Insult and punishment in rural courts the elaboration of civility in late imperial Russia - The article examines litigation over insults in rural courts of late imperial Russia Peasants thought to be outside the realm of the law in Russia used local courts extensively to resolve controversies over civil conduct Peasant litigants employed statute law and the formalized procedures of the local courts to defend themselves against verbal and physical insults and to elaborate ideals of public behavior The participatory practices of the volost' courts linked rural people to national authority and o ?ered a meaningful forum for the defense of personal dignity for public review of discordant opinions and for the o ?cial evaluation of disruptive acts Résumé Insulte et ch? timent devant les tribunaux locaux la construction de la civilité en Russie impériale tardive Le présent article examine les litiges pour insultes portés devant les tribunaux locaux en Russie impériale tardive Les paysans considérés comme extérieurs au domaine du droit eurent de fait largement recours aux tribunaux locaux pour résoudre les controverses issues de comportements publics insultants Les paysans ?rent appel au droit écrit statute law par opposition au droit coutumier et à la procédure des tribunaux locaux pour se défendre contre les abus verbaux et physiques et pour élaborer des normes de civilité La participation de paysans aux débats devant les tribunaux de volost' établit un lien entre la population rurale et les autorités nationales constituant un forum utile à la défense de la dignité individuelle à la confrontation publique d'opinions contradictoires et à l'évaluation o ?cielle d'actes perturbateurs CINSULT AND RUNISHA tENT IN RURAL COURTS THE ELABORATION OF CIVILITY IN LATE IMPERIAL RUSSIA A JANE BURBANK departure the practice of the law by rural people rather than beginning with assumptions about their kind of life and thought we can approach an understanding of how the law functioned in the volost' courts of late imperial Russia Small crimes litigation - the subject of this article - displays rural people seeking to defend their ideas of dignity and public behavior through the law I argue that the procedures of the volost' courts were not as distant from those of other courts in the empire as intellectuals have imagined and that the law was not too alien formal or abstract to be accessible to rural people On the contrary as the extensive use by rural people of the volost' courts to settle insult cases indicates a legal forum outside the village with formal rules was an attractive means to address controversies over civil conduct Finally I consider the intersection of village and legal publics and the elaboration of