description: The author places the courts of Old Regime Paris in the context of French society and the state, and examines the practices and doctrines of punishment, along with the jurisprudence of moral and criminal behavior. It refutes the black legend of Revolutionary propaganda and its modern historical successors.
language: English
title: Law, Magistracy and Crime: Volume 2
titlecomplete: Law, Magistracy and Crime: Volume 2
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Cambridge University Press