{"product_id":"7529-theveneau-commentaire-sur-les-ordonnances-1","title":"THEVENEAU (Adam) – COMMENTARY ON THE ORDINANCES, CONTAINING THE MAIN DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE DOCTORS OF CANON AND CIVIL LAW, AND DECIDED BY THESE ORDINANCES, BOTH IN BENEFICIAL AND CIVIL \u0026amp; CRIMINAL MATTERS, INSTRUCTION OF TRIALS, JUDGMENTS \u0026amp; E","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHEVENEAU (Adam), Lyon, 1666, in-4, brown calf, spine with raised bands decorated, text decorated with vignettes and initial letters, (heavy abrasions, upper joint of the first plate split, damage to the upper headcap, foxing and acidification), library mark, 4 f.-707 p. + table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe value of this text lies in its being one of the very last to examine the system of civil and criminal procedure before Colbert's ordinances of 1667 and 1670. The commentary is highly exegetical but ultimately allows for a clear understanding of the scope of each provision of the ordinances discussed. Of particular note are the passages devoted to the 1477 ordinance on the crime of lèse-majesté, and those concerning Article 4 of the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts of 1539, which stipulates that in criminal matters, “the parties shall not be heard by counsel or the agency of any person, but shall answer for the charges against them themselves.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mémoire du Droit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51962467418459,"sku":"7529","price":106.71,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.memoiredudroit.fr\/en\/products\/7529-theveneau-commentaire-sur-les-ordonnances-1","provider":"La Mémoire du Droit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}