The Royal Financial Administration and the prosecution of crime in France, 1670-1789
By: Albert Hamscher
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Co-published with Rowman and Littlefield
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Newark; Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9781611493740; 9781611493757
Subjects: Parlements (French courts); Criminal procedure; Public Finance; France. Conseil royal des finances; Monarchy; France; Fines (Penalties); Costs; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The French monarchy and criminal "frais de justice" : general considerations; title: The establishment of Colbert's system, mid-1660s-early 1670s; title: The implementation of Colbert's system, 1670-1683; title: The financial records, mid-1680s-1789; title: Inside the numbers, mid-1680s-1789; title: Challenges and refinements, mid 1680s-mid-1740s; title: Maturity, mid-1730s-1789; title: A shared financial responsibility, 1670s-1789.