The king's bench : bailiwick magistrates and local governance in Normandy, 1670-1740 /

The king's bench : bailiwick magistrates and local governance in Normandy, 1670-1740 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Schneider, Zoë A., 1961-
Imprint:	Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2008.
Description:	xii, 326 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Changing perspectives on early modern Europe, 1542-3905
Subject:	Courts -- France -- Normandy -- History. Justice, Administration of -- France -- History. Courts. Justice, Administration of. Politics and government Normandy (France) -- Politics and government. France. France -- Normandy. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7483095

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ISBN:	9781580462921 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1580462928 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-314) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Rex and Lex: The Problem of Legislative Sovereignty
Chapter 2. Howling with the Wolves: The Normans and Their Courts
Chapter 3. Officers and Gentlemen: The Local Judiciary
Chapter 4. Law and Lawyers in the "Empire of Custom"
Chapter 5. The Red Robe and the Black: Common Courts and the State
Chapter 6. Villagers and Townspeople: Civil Litigants
Chapter 7. Uncivil Acts: Crime and Punishment
Chapter 8. Unruly Governors: Functions and Dysfunctions of the Common Courts
Appendix A. Courts of the Generalite of Rouen
Appendix B. Jurisdictions of the Ordinary Courts
Appendix C. Criminal Trial Procedure
Notes
Glossary of Legal Terms
Bibliography
Index