Criminal Ordinance of 1670
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François Serpillon, Code criminel, ou commentaire sur l'ordonnace de 1670, 1767
The Criminal Ordinance of 1670 (French: Ordonnance criminelle de 1670, a.k.a. Ordonnance criminelle de Colbert) was a Great Ordinance dealing with criminal procedure which was enacted in France under the reign of King Louis XIV. Made in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Ordinance was registered by the Parliament of Paris on 26 August 1670 and came into effect on 1 January 1671. It was one of the first legal texts attempting to codify criminal law in France. It remained in force until the French Revolution. It was abrogated through a decree adopted by the National Constituent Assembly on 9 October 1789.[1]
References[]
- ^ "La Naissance du droit de la défense en 1789" (in French). Le Cercle du Barreau. 2008-03-13. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
Further reading[]
- Serpillon, François (1767). Code criminel, ou commentaire sur l'ordonnace de 1670 (in French). 1. Lyon: Perisse, frères.
- Serpillon, François (1767). Code criminel (in French). 2. Lyon: Perisse, frères.
- Serpillon, François (1767). Code criminel (in French). 3. Lyon: Perisse, frères.
- Serpillon, François (1767). Code criminel (in French). 4. Lyon: Perisse, frères.
External links[]
- "Full text of the Criminal Ordinance of 1670" (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
Categories:
- French criminal law
- Laws and ordinances of the Ancien Régime
- 1670 in law
- 1670 in France
- Criminal law stubs
- French history stubs