The Great Council of Malines in the 18th century : an aging court in a changing world?

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): An Verscuren
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Switzerland
Publication Information: Cham : Springer, [2014] ©2015
Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books, History
Material: Document, Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
Series title: Studies in the history of law and justice, volume 3.
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1 online resource (XVII, 348 pages) : color ILlustrations.

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Publisher: Springer
Responsable Person: An Verscuren.
Publication Date: 2014
Location: Cham
Country/State: Switzerland
Number of Editions: 8 editions
First edition Date: 2014
Last edition Date: 2015
Languages: English, German
Library of Congress Code: KKM1572
Dewey Code: 349.492
ISBN: 9783319096384 3319096389
OCLC: 894495015

Main Contents

Preface; Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1; Introduction; 1.1 A Short History of the Great Council of Malines; 1.2 State of the Art: A Short Historiographical Overview; 1.3 Defining the Problem; References; The Face of Justice: A Career Analysis of the Eighteenth Century Members of the Great Council; Chapter 2; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Right Man for the Job: The Appointment Procedure; 2.2.1 The Process; 2.2.1.1 The Droit de Terne; 2.2.1.2 The Advising Council's Opinion; 2.2.1.3 The Patent Letters and the Oath; 2.2.2 The Selection Criteria. 2.2.2.1 Family Matters2.2.2.2 Personal Merits: Experience and Seniority; 2.2.2.3 Geographical Distribution; 2.2.2.4 Financial Means; 2.2.2.5 The Sovereign's Whim; 2.2.3 The 'Result' of the Nomination Procedure: The Best and the Brightest?; 2.2.4 Recruiting l'oeil et le bras du Roi: The Appointment of the Fiscals; 2.3 The Councilors' Profile; 2.3.1 Social Background; 2.3.2 Geographical Origin; 2.3.3 Education and Previous Career; 2.3.4 Further Career; Conclusion; References; Archival Sources; Brussels, General State Archives; Published and Printed Sources; Literature. The Framework: Internal Organization and External Power RelationsChapter 3; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Internal Organization; 3.2.1 The Great Council's Jurisdiction; 3.2.1.1 Jurisdiction as First Instance Tribunal; 3.2.1.2 Jurisdiction in Appeal; 3.2.1.3 Other Legal Remedies; 3.2.1.4 The Great Council as an Administrative Body; 3.2.2 Procedure; 3.2.2.1 First Instance Procedure; 3.2.2.2 Procedure in Appeal; 3.2.2.3 Revision (or proposition d'erreur); 3.2.3 The Great Council's Inner Workings; 3.2.3.1 Division into Chambers; 3.2.3.2 Keeping up Appearances? The Relations Between the Court's Personnel. 3.2.3.3 Money Matters: Financial Sacrifices and Rewards3.3 Strategy of Confrontation? The Great Council's Struggle to Hold its Ground; 3.3.1 “Un corps si fort audessus d'eux”: Conflicts with the Magistrate of Malines; 3.3.2 The State Versus the Church: Conflicts with Ecclesiastical Authorities; 3.3.3 Checks and Balances: Conflicts with the Provincial Councils; 3.3.3.1 The 'Subordinate' Councils; 3.3.3.2 The Sovereign Councils of Brabant and Hainaut; 3.3.3.3 Other Tribunals; 3.3.4 Status Anxiety?: Relations with the Privy Council; Conclusion; References; Archival Sources. Brussels, General State ArchivesMalines, Archives of the Archdiocese; Malines, City Archives; Published and Printed Sources; Literature; Chapter 4; Administering Justice: Volume and Nature of Litigation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Volume of Litigation; 4.2.1 Civil Litigation: Corpus and Research Results; 4.2.1.1 Extended Sentences (Fig. 4.1); 4.2.1.2 Dicta (Fig. 4.3); 4.2.1.3 Distribution Records (Fig. 4.5); 4.2.2 Criminal Litigation: Corpus and Research Results; 4.2.2.1 Criminal Case Files; 4.3 Types of Civil Litigation; 4.4 The Nature of Litigation; 4.4.1 Sources.

The Great Council of Malines in the 18th century : an aging court in a changing world?

The Great Council of Malines in the 18th century : an aging court in a changing world?