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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Legal interpretation in France under the reign of louis xvi

a review of the gazette des tribunaux

Jean-Louis Halpérin

pp. 21-43

Abstract

This chapter examines judicial interpretation of the law during the final years of France's Ancien Regime: in particular, the 15 years of Louis XVI's reign that preceded the French Revolution. I shall explore this interpretation through the lens of a periodical law report from the period, called the Gazette des tribunaux. To this end, first it will be necessary to present this publication's political and legal context. Second, I shall analyse the evolution of methods of publishing judgments, before proposing hypotheses about the evolution of legal interpretation itself.

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Published in:

Morigiwa Yasutomo, Stolleis Michael, Halpérin Jean-Louis (2011) Interpretation of law in the age of enlightenment: from the rule of the king to the rule of law. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 21-43

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1506-6_2

Full citation:

Halpérin Jean-Louis (2011) „Legal interpretation in France under the reign of louis xvi: a review of the gazette des tribunaux“, In: Y. Morigiwa, M. Stolleis & J. Halpérin (eds.), Interpretation of law in the age of enlightenment, Dordrecht, Springer, 21–43.