Justice of the Old Mode

The Justice under the Ancien Mode in France resulted from a scientist mixes between Tradition S and edict S, between the oral habits and the written rules.

France counted some 300 habits including 60 principal.

According to the importance, the nature and the amount of the object of the business, the justiciable one could take advantage of its rights near various authorities of justice:

  • the justices seigneuriales considering only the cases tiniest, declining pronounced since the 17th century

Then, it is the hierarchy of the royal courts of justice:

  • Châtellenie, Prévôté, Viscount, Viguerie or Baylie: name varied according to the geographical areas; it constituted the first spring of the most current businesses.

  • Bailliage, Seneschalsy

Moreover there were financial institutions, which considered dispute tax: Receipt of finances, Office of finances, Court of the assistances and Room of the accounts

Moreover there were ecclesiastical courts, the Officialité S which judged according to the canon law. There were three degrees, Diocèse, ecclesiastical province and Primatie.

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