Project Gutenberg 2025-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 125 Benjamin, René 1885 1948 Benjamin, Rene Grillon, Roger 1881 1938 ltf90028634 La Cour d'Assises, ses pompes et ses œuvres $aParis :$bArthème Fayard, $c1928. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Polona digital library) "La Cour d’Assises, ses pompes et ses œuvres" by René Benjamin is a detailed exploration of the French judicial system, written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the complex interplay between law and society, examining both the grandeur and the absurdities of the court, particularly focusing on the Court of Assizes and its trials. Through its rich prose, the narrative investigates the emotional and moral weight of justice, often revealing the farcical aspects of legal proceedings. At the start of the book, the author sets the scene by painting a vivid picture of Paris, using imagery that describes the city as a tumultuous sea of stone. He introduces the Palais de Justice, a prominent monument symbolizing the power and structure of the legal system, contrasting its physical grandeur with the moral ambiguity often found within its walls. The narrative continues with an invitation to explore the inner workings of the Palais, where the author meticulously describes the environment and the actors involved in the judiciary. He characterizes the judges, lawyers, and the jury with sharp observations, foreshadowing the unfolding drama at the Court of Assizes, where societal values and personal turmoils converge on the legal battleground. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://polona.pl/preview/93548956-48ab-4f5b-bb6c-076d58a0fcf9 20240210005431benjamin 1928 FR Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr France. Cour d'assises (Seine) -- History Trials -- France -- Paris Criminal courts -- France -- Paris -- History KJ Text Category: French Literature Category: Law & Criminology 301470 2025-06-30T03:53:19.206084 text/html 275794 2025-03-02T08:32:54 text/html 2857896 2025-06-30T03:53:24.134069 application/epub+zip 2859525 2025-06-30T03:53:20.314117 application/epub+zip 218818 2025-06-30T03:53:19.743117 application/epub+zip 3254245 2025-06-30T03:53:27.061073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3239495 2025-06-30T03:53:23.689080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269904 2025-06-30T03:53:18.483117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249911 2025-03-02T08:32:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17369 2025-06-30T03:53:27.199024 application/rdf+xml 22892 2025-06-30T03:53:19.924082 image/jpeg 3790 2025-06-30T03:53:19.832072 image/jpeg 2810681 2025-06-30T03:53:19.301067 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia