Institutional tradition of the commune of Shkodra between the Slavic – Byzantine area and Western Adriatic (during the XIV Century) - Economicus

By, Prof. Asoc. Dr. Çlirim DURO, Prof. Asoc. Dr. Ermal BAZE

Abstract

Purpose: The article identifies and analyzes the political and institutional organization, as well as the election of the governing bodies in the commune of Shkodra, during the first decades of the 14th Century, observed mainly through the legal provisions of the juridical medieval book of this city, The Statutes of Shkodra. Methodology: Until now it was not possible to establish a clear idea of the functions structures of a medieval Albanian city, or it can be done through extrapolations of the civil rights of Budva, so to resolve this issue, Shkodra statute serve as a methodology and a precise guide to achieve this purpose. Findings: This article attempts to bring important findings related to the discovery of new data and the Statutes of Shkodra during the early decades of the 14th Century yield important data on the development and the institutional organization of the urban commune of Shkodra in the Middle Age. Governing bodies of the Municipality of Shkodra in the first decades of the 14th Century, have similarities with medieval municipal organization models of Italian-Dalmatian and Western Europe cities. Value: This research presents some observations that could be of great interest both for researchers and a source for multidisciplinary studies that consider issues of linguistics related to terminology narrow scope of working activities, also paving the way for research on society, dockets and the history of work, highlights principles of architecture and urban planning, presents problems related to the economy, as well as elaborates aspects of the religious and ecclesiastical world.

Keywords: civic statutes, medieval Albania, governing institutions, commune,city of Shkodra.

How to cite: Duro, Ç., & Baze, E. (2023). Institutional tradition of the commune of shkodra between the Slavic – byzantine area and western Adriatic (during the XIV century). Economicus, 22(2), 116–127.

https://doi.org/10.58944/fpaq6387