The King's Bench - Bailiwick Magistrates and Local Governance in Normandy, 1670-1740

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.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

1. Rex and Lex: The Problem of Legislative Sovereignty
2. Howling with the Wolves: The Normans and Their Courts
3. Officers and Gentlemen: The Local Judiciary
4. Law and Lawyers in the "Empire of Custom"
5. The Red Robe and the Black: Common Courts and the State
6. Villagers and Townspeople: Civil Litigants
7. Uncivil Acts: Crime and Punishment
8. 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

Product details

• Authors: Zo Schneider, Zoe a. Schneider, Zoë A. Schneider, Zoe A. (Royalty Account) Schneider
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9781580462921
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-292-1
• No. of pages: 340
• Weight: 666 g
• Illustrations: 3 b/w illus.
• Series: Changing Perspectives on Early; Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries