GIORGI ZHORDANIA _ RESEARCHER OF GEORGIAN LAW

Abstract

The work “Giorgi Zhordania – Georgian Folk Law Researcher” intends to introduce to the interested researchers and a wide audience of readers the great services rendered by Giorgi Zhordania (1888-1956) – the son of famous Georgian historian Tedo Zhordania – to the study of Georgian law history, in particular the fork (customary) law. The work focuses on the rich ethnographic material obtained by G.Zhordania as a result of field visits to the regions of Georgia, in particular, to the villages of Kartli and the scientific heritage, which still awaits proper attention of researchers interested in the history of law.