TY - JOUR
TI - Starosta’s Judiciary Authority Versus Officials’ Oath (Volhynia of the Last 3rd of the 16th Century)
AU - Starchenko, Nataliia
TI - Starosta’s Judiciary Authority Versus Officials’ Oath (Volhynia of the Last 3rd of the 16th Century)
AB - 
	The present article focuses on the authority of starostas and city officials based on the judicial system in the Volhynian Voivodeship from the 1560s, when castle courts were established, up until the end of the 16th century. I analysed the factors that affirmed the domination of starostas and defined the formal extent of their powers, as well as those that helped to maintain a certain degree of autonomy between a starosta and city officials, and facilitated the emancipation of the latter. The officials’ oath, its perception in the gentry community and the judicial cases which concerned such issues were the focus of particular attention.
	 
VL - 2016
IS - Numer 143 (2)
PY - 2016
SN - 0083-4351
C1 - 2084-4069
SP - 253
EP - 259
DO - 10.4467/20844069PH.16.003.5052
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/prace-historyczne/artykul/starostas-judiciary-authority-versus-officials-oath-volhynia-of-the-last-3rd-of-the-16th-century
KW - starosta
KW - city officials
KW - power
KW - oath
KW - Volhynia
KW - judicial system