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- Title
THE LAW MUST NEVER BE A GAME FOR FAIR AND UPRIGHT MEN IN A REPUBLIC: REVOLUTIONARY JUSTICE IN LYON 1792-3.
- Authors
JOHNSON, JULIE PATRICIA
- Abstract
This article examines escalating civil conflict expressed through new judicial processes in Lyon in 1792-3. National legislation in 1791 had promised a significant new focus on judicial rights of the citizen. One of the central changes was the election of a juge de paix (justice of the peace) in each canton to deliver swift justice in smaller civil and criminal cases and an investigative role in more serious prosecutions heard in the higher courts. Initially, both electors and early incumbents of the position embraced these changes enthusiastically but the magistrates of Lyon soon divided over social and political issues. The transition to a more democratic system of justice exposed deep disagreement about how to advance revolutionary change and led to fears and conflict that contributed significantly to a deteriorating political situation and ultimately to the bloody repression of Lyon.
- Subjects
LYON (France); JUDICIAL process; JUSTICE; JUSTICES of the peace; FRENCH politics &; government; HISTORY
- Publication
French History, 2018, Vol 32, Issue 2, p182
- ISSN
0269-1191
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/fh/cry010