{"product_id":"53749-froland-memoires-concernans-la-nature","title":"FROLAND (Louis) – MEMOIRS CONCERNING THE NATURE AND QUALITY OF STATUTES; Various mixed questions of law and custom; And most of the decrees that decided them","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFROLAND (Louis), Paris, 1729, 2 vols. in-4, full mottled calf, gilt titles and volumes on burgundy morocco boards, spine with five raised bands richly decorated with framing gilt fleurons, friezes and fillets, gilt tools on the edges, boards framed with blind-stamped fillets, vignettes and bands, ornamental friezes, red edges, (lower headcap torn, spine slightly rubbed, lower edge slightly rubbed, paper sometimes slightly acidified), interior fresh and well preserved, XXXII-1611 p. [continuous pagination].\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Froland’s principal work on conflicts of custom is entitled *Memoirs Concerning the Nature and Quality of Statutes, Various Mixed Questions of Law and Custom, and Most of the Judgments That Decided Them*. After some general considerations, he examines various questions in a somewhat haphazard fashion. The book is divided into two very unequal parts: the first, “an explanation of the nature and quality of statutes and of what constitutes a real, personal, and mixed statute,” and the second (by far the longer), “questions that depend on this subject.” It gathers a great deal of material and reproduces numerous documents, memoirs, and judgments. But the doctrinal framework seems insufficient. It must be said that it appeared quite difficult. Bouhier criticized him for “reducing principles to the jurisprudence of judgments.” Froland nevertheless remains one of the forerunners of private international law, which is frequently used.” (M. Richard, *Historical Dictionary of French Jurists*, PUF). “While the jurists of the Grand Siècle, due to the modesty of their ambitions and efforts, contributed little to arbitrating between the theoretical proposals of Dumoulin and d’Argentré, their successors in the 18th century became aware of the need to study and address the legal questions arising from conflicts of customs, the complexity of which left many practitioners perplexed. The strength of a burgeoning customary common law, specific to the Kingdom of France, supported by the vigor of a doctrine inclined to confer upon one another, revived, at that time, interest in these so-called ‘mixed’ questions.” Among the lawyers and magistrates who attempted to provide answers, Louis Froland (1656-1746), Jean Bouhier (1673-1746), and Louis Boullenois (1680-1762) stand out for their sustained attention to the problem of conflict of laws—both in its customary dimension and, more exceptionally, in its international dimension—and for the abundant literature they devoted to it. Together, by virtue of their preeminence, the influences they absorbed, and the extensive case law they reported and commented upon, they form the core of French legal doctrine in the 18th century. The goal that each of them, in turn, sought to achieve was to provide judges and lawyers with a comprehensive framework capable of offering the keys to resolving conflicts of laws by combining statutory theory with judicial practice. » (B. Ancel, Police laws and public order in the law of conflicts, thesis Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2019, p. 329 et seq.).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mémoire du Droit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964311044443,"sku":"53749","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0163\/5419\/files\/53749-1_9b5abae1-07cd-43d3-8fe5-1a382307efc3.jpg?v=1766955972","url":"https:\/\/www.memoiredudroit.fr\/en\/products\/53749-froland-memoires-concernans-la-nature","provider":"La Mémoire du Droit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}