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Commentaires Sur Le Code De Procédure Civile (French Edition) - Softcover

Pierre J. Thomine-Desmazures

 
9780371755976: Commentaires Sur Le Code De Procédure Civile (French Edition)

Synopsis

"Commentaires Sur Le Code De Procédure Civile" by Pierre J. Thomine-Desmazures. This nineteenth-century French legal treatise offers a doctrinal, reasoning-driven account of civil procedure. The work blends theoretical principles with practical jurisprudence drawn from the author's long experience as a professor and judge. It surveys Part I's Preface and Preliminary Instructions that organize civil actions through core propositions, such as limits on representation, protection for incapable persons, and the need for authorized representation in certain matters. It outlines a two-tier jurisdictional framework with dernier ressort and distinctions among administrative, civil, and criminal actions, and it explains the role of the Justice de Paix as a local magistrate handling personal and movable actions up to monetary thresholds, with mediatory and preparatory duties. The volume then covers hearings, citations, representation, sanctions, and the use of interlocutory judgments and péremption. It situates the material within Roman law concepts and Napoleonic codifications and emphasizes practical application for practitioners, avoués, magistrates, and students seeking speed, accuracy, and justice in late 18th–early 19th-century Normandy and France.

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