The King's Bench
Bailiwick Magistrates and Local Governance in Normandy, 1670-1740
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2008
340 pages
978-1-58046-744-5 (ISBN)
Description
An examination of kings' courts and lords' courts in Normandy that opens a new chapter in the debate over absolutism, sovereignty, and the nature of the state in early modern France.
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Content
Rex and Lex: The Problem of Legislative Sovereignty
Howling with the Wolves: The Normans and Their Courts
Officers and Gentlemen: The Local Judiciary
Law and Lawyers in the "Empire of Custom"
The Red Robe and the Black: Common Courts and the State
Villagers and Townspeople: Civil Litigants
Uncivil Acts: Crime and Punishment
Unruly Governors: Functions and Dysfunctions of the Common Courts
Appendix A: Courts of the Généralité of Rouen
Appendix B: Jurisdictions of the Ordinary Courts
Appendix C: Criminal Trial Procedure
Notes
Glossary of Legal Terms
Bibliography
Index
Howling with the Wolves: The Normans and Their Courts
Officers and Gentlemen: The Local Judiciary
Law and Lawyers in the "Empire of Custom"
The Red Robe and the Black: Common Courts and the State
Villagers and Townspeople: Civil Litigants
Uncivil Acts: Crime and Punishment
Unruly Governors: Functions and Dysfunctions of the Common Courts
Appendix A: Courts of the Généralité of Rouen
Appendix B: Jurisdictions of the Ordinary Courts
Appendix C: Criminal Trial Procedure
Notes
Glossary of Legal Terms
Bibliography
Index
