Draught of a new plan for the organisation of the judicial establishment in France
Subtitle: proposed as a succedaneum to the draught presented, for the same purpose, by the Committee of Constitution to the National Assembly, December 21st, 1789
By: By Jeremy Bentham, of Lincoln's Inn, Esquire
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1790
Place of publication: London?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: Courts; Early works to 1800; History; Politics and government; Political questions and judicial power; Administration of Justice; Law reform
Other titles: Draught of a code for the organisation of the judicial establishment; Judicial establishment
Notes: Issued in parts, each paged and signed separately.

Errata.

Title I (both issues) have caption title: "Draught of a code for the organisation of the judicial establishment".

A variant exists with p. 65 having failed to print.

ESTC T103432

Chuo. A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Works of Jeremy Bentham, D6-1

Everett, C.W. Jeremy Bentham, p. 532f

Muirhead, A.M. A Jeremy Bentham collection, p. 16

Atkinson, C.M. Jeremy Bentham his life and work, p. 99ff

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Loudermilk 19460202 603,964; 603,965; 603,966; 603,967

Ex libris Sir John Rushout, Baron Northwick -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Armorial bookplate of Lord Northwick.

In parts, most as issued, in original blue paper wrappers, with cover titles. Chapter II and III bound together.

Half bound in 1 v.; contemporary plain paper covers; marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers. Spine label: Bentham's Plan for Judic. Estab. in France.
Table of contents: title: (March 1790) Title I: Of courts of justice, and of judges in general.; title: (April 1790) Ch. I, title I: Of courts of justice, and of judges in general.; title: (April 18, 1790) Ch. II, title II: Distribution and gradation of the courts of justice.; title: Ch. III, (title II cont'd): On the mode of parcelling out jurisdiction.; title: (April 19, 1790) Ch. IV: On courts of appeal.; title: Ch. V: Of judges of the ordinary courts.; title: (Dec. 20, 1790) Ch. VI: Of Pursuer-generals.