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La jurisprudence de l'intendant en Hainaut français au XVIIIe siècle

La jurisprudence de l'intendant en Hainaut français au XVIIIe siècle <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p> <jats:italic>Referring to precedents in the eighteenth-century quasi-judicial practice of the</jats:italic> intendant <jats:italic>in French Hainault</jats:italic>. – Following the practice already in use in the King's Council and government departments, the Commissioner in the French Hainault province (<jats:italic>commissaire départi en Hainaut</jats:italic>) started towards the beginning of the 18th century to keep all documents received or drafted by his offices. These documents included the orders he issued in adjudicating cases brought before him. As <jats:italic>intendant</jats:italic>, he had at his disposal the files of the proceedings in which he had had to reach a decision in his quasi-judicial capacity. Judgements rendered in previous cases could help him to solve new cases. As these precedents were documented in his records, he was able to develop a case law in particular areas, such as tax litigation.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Legal History Review / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit Brill

La jurisprudence de l'intendant en Hainaut français au XVIIIe siècle

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0040-7585
eISSN
1571-8190
DOI
10.1163/157181908X336918
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p> <jats:italic>Referring to precedents in the eighteenth-century quasi-judicial practice of the</jats:italic> intendant <jats:italic>in French Hainault</jats:italic>. – Following the practice already in use in the King's Council and government departments, the Commissioner in the French Hainault province (<jats:italic>commissaire départi en Hainaut</jats:italic>) started towards the beginning of the 18th century to keep all documents received or drafted by his offices. These documents included the orders he issued in adjudicating cases brought before him. As <jats:italic>intendant</jats:italic>, he had at his disposal the files of the proceedings in which he had had to reach a decision in his quasi-judicial capacity. Judgements rendered in previous cases could help him to solve new cases. As these precedents were documented in his records, he was able to develop a case law in particular areas, such as tax litigation.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

The Legal History Review / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du DroitBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: HAINAULT (FRENCH); QUASI-JUDICIAL PRACTICE; ARCHIVES; INTENDANT DE PROVINCE

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