Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	1032
Title	Law, Regulations, and Society in Central and Eastern Europe, I: Communities
Date/Time	Wednesday 11 July 2012: 09.00-10.30
Sponsor	School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London / Romanian Academy of Sciences
Organiser	Christopher Nicholson, School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London
Moderator/Chair	Christopher Nicholson, School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London
Paper 1032-a	'… It All Begins with Succession from the Empire': Emperor Charles IV and Reform Preaching in Bohemia (Language: English) Eleanor Janega, School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London Index Terms: Ecclesiastical History; Religious Life; Sermons and Preaching; Theology
Paper 1032-b	Between the Cross and the Sultan: The Jews in Moldavia in the 1470s (Language: English) Alexandru Simon, Centrul de Studii Transilvane, Academia Romane, Cluj-Napoca Index Terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies; Law
Paper 1032-c	German Law and Medieval Towns in the Romanian Principalities: A Dilemma (Language: English) Laurenţiu Rădvan, Facultatea de Istorie, Universitatea Alexandru I Cuza, Iasi Index Terms: Economics - Urban; Law
Abstract	The papers in this session will focus on the impact that laws and rules had on particular communities. The first paper will examine the links between Emperor Charles IV and the popular reform preachers working in Prague during the third quarter of the 14th century. The second paper will analyze how taxation aimed at Jews in Moldavia caused unrest. The final paper will examine the influence and limits of German law in Wallachian and Moldavian towns.