page_title: Law of 22 Prairial
hierarchical_section_title: Law of 22 Prairial
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Caricature de Robespierre qui, n'ayant plus personne à exécuter, guillotine le bourreauEnglish: An engraving of Robespierre guillotining the executioner after having guillotined everyone else in France. Text on pyramid: Cy Gyt Toute La France (Ci git toute la France)
context_page_description: The Law of 22 Prairial, also known as the loi de la Grande Terreur, the law of the Great Terror, was enacted on 10 June 1794. It was proposed by Georges Auguste Couthon but seems to have been written by Robespierre according to Laurent Lecointre. By means of this law the Committee of Public Safety simplified the judicial process to one of indictment and prosecution.
context_section_description: The Law of 22 Prairial, also known as the loi de la Grande Terreur, the law of the Great Terror, was enacted on 10 June 1794 (22 Prairial of the Year II under the French Revolutionary Calendar). It was proposed by Georges Auguste Couthon but seems to have been written by Robespierre according to Laurent Lecointre. By means of this law the Committee of Public Safety simplified the judicial process to one of indictment and prosecution.
caption: Contemporary cartoon showing Robespierre executing the executioner. The monument in the background carries the inscription 'Here Lies All Of France'
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