LAW in the form of an Instruction, for Criminal Procedure. G - Lot 69

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LAW in the form of an Instruction, for Criminal Procedure. G - Lot 69
LAW in the form of an Instruction, for Criminal Procedure. Given in Paris, October 21, 1791. S.l. [Toulon], De l'Imprimerie de Mallard, s.d. In-4, 76 pages, in sheets sewn with thread. Important law developing in detail the organization of the new criminal procedure in France. Its publication comes a few weeks after the promulgation of the first French penal code. "The National Assembly, in its concern to provide for public safety through the repression of crimes that disturb society, felt that the accomplishment of this goal required the cooperation of two powers, that of the police and that of justice. The police, considered in its relationship with public safety, must precede the action of justice; its vigilance must be its main character: society as a whole is the essential object of its solicitude. The law provides, in particular, for the trial of criminal cases, the creation of a special court in each department: this institution is the origin of the court of assizes. It is worth noting the use in the text (pp. 3 and 14) of new terms that appeared during the Revolution: police officer, national gendarmerie (the new name for the maréchaussée from 1791) and arrest warrant. This provincial edition was printed by Mallard, printer of the assembly of the department of Var, in order to be sent to the Administrations of Districts of the Department. Mention in pen on the first page: St-Tropez. Handwritten signatures at the end.
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