Ekvtime Mtatsmindeli (of Athos) - Grandmaster of the law translation school, his literary and theological legacy

Abstract

The present work is dedicated to Ekvtime Mtatsmindeli, a righteous re­p­resentative of the Georgian theological, literary and jurisprudential school. The fo­u­nder of Georgian translation school . His contribution to the science of Georgian law and law-making activities is invaluable. The so-called six-month The principle of decrease-increase is the best standard for the reception of foreign law, which is desirable for the modern legislator to actively take into account when working on foreign laws and their implementation in the Georgian legal space in the process of introduction. Instead of calculating foreign laws, if they are applied according to the six-month increment principle, it is a difficult and time-consuming way, but we will get the best result, and this method is not far away. Translation of monuments.  The work is not limited only to the reception standards of the sixteenth century, we also consider new findings of the qualification of crimes of the sixteenth century for that era, as well as its literary heritage, mainly it is

     Theological and hagiographical works and most of them touch on the way of Or­th­o­doxy as faith and ideology. Ekvtime is an author who needs more attention and consideration, modern Georgians should remember the correct lessons of the past for better progress. This is important in the conditions of the modern world, taking into account the challenges facing the Georgian state and society - it is necessary to pre­se­rve our national identity not only in our daily life and culture, Law-making is also a part of culture, and it is independent law, not blindly entrusted to foreign laws, that is needed for the proper development of the Georgian state and Georgian society. I be­lieve that in this important matter, there is simply no better guide than Ekvtime Mtatsmindeli - in the process of correct reception of legislation, and not only in the process of reception.