The Parlement of Paris

Originally published in 1968, this authoritative study analyses the Parlement as a law court and examines its political role and significance. From its beginning in the mid-13th Century until its fall during the 1789 Revolution, the Paris Parlement stood at the heart of government in France.

Autorentext

J. H. Shenan

Inhalt

Part 1: The Court of Law 1. Structure and Organization 2. The Parlement and the Law 3. The Parlement in Paris 4. The Members of the Parlement Part 2: The Political Institution 5. The Medieval Parlement 6. The Parlement in the Sixteenth Century 7. The League, Henry IV and Richlieu 8. The Reign of Louis XIV 9. The Parlement in the Eighteenth Century. Conclusion. Appendix I: A Plan of the Organization of the Parlement Appendix II: A Genealogy of French Monarchs to 1793.