Tribunal révolutionnaire et procès du Roi et de la Reine
This paper aims to highlight how the trial of Louis XVI expresses a complete inversion of the legal principles of Old Christian France, where the authority of the absolute King submits to superior customary and divine laws, against the Revolution, which makes the ‘general will’ a God allowing for un...
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| description | This paper aims to highlight how the trial of Louis XVI expresses a complete inversion of the legal principles of Old Christian France, where the authority of the absolute King submits to superior customary and divine laws, against the Revolution, which makes the ‘general will’ a God allowing for unrestrained legal positivism. After recalling how the assassination of the King allowed the vicious circle of terror, the trial of Marie-Antoinette and the revolutionary trials, we propose an explanation of the legal principles that can lead to this kind of totalitarianism. To do so, we present some cases from 19th century Japan, which, when compared with the revolutionary trials and the pre-revolutionary Christian world, provide a key to understanding: the hierarchy of positive, natural and divine laws greatly explains how such and such a legal system can allow or not the justification of mass crimes or totalitarianism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34a5a71c4f8a4506907363dd58ef260c2023-04-04T20:44:36ZengInternational Étienne Gilson SocietyStudia Gilsoniana2300-00662577-03142022-12-0111463967210.26385/SG.110424Tribunal révolutionnaire et procès du Roi et de la ReinePaul de LacvivierThis paper aims to highlight how the trial of Louis XVI expresses a complete inversion of the legal principles of Old Christian France, where the authority of the absolute King submits to superior customary and divine laws, against the Revolution, which makes the ‘general will’ a God allowing for unrestrained legal positivism. After recalling how the assassination of the King allowed the vicious circle of terror, the trial of Marie-Antoinette and the revolutionary trials, we propose an explanation of the legal principles that can lead to this kind of totalitarianism. To do so, we present some cases from 19th century Japan, which, when compared with the revolutionary trials and the pre-revolutionary Christian world, provide a key to understanding: the hierarchy of positive, natural and divine laws greatly explains how such and such a legal system can allow or not the justification of mass crimes or totalitarianism.http://gilsonsociety.com/files/05_Lacvivier_639-672.pdffrench revolutionlouis xvimarie-antoinetterevolutionary courtsedo periodjusticehierarchy of lawspaganization |
| spellingShingle | Paul de Lacvivier Tribunal révolutionnaire et procès du Roi et de la Reine Studia Gilsoniana french revolution louis xvi marie-antoinette revolutionary courts edo period justice hierarchy of laws paganization |
| title | Tribunal révolutionnaire et procès du Roi et de la Reine |
| title_full | Tribunal révolutionnaire et procès du Roi et de la Reine |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Tribunal révolutionnaire et procès du Roi et de la Reine |
| title_short | Tribunal révolutionnaire et procès du Roi et de la Reine |
| title_sort | tribunal revolutionnaire et proces du roi et de la reine |
| topic | french revolution louis xvi marie-antoinette revolutionary courts edo period justice hierarchy of laws paganization |
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