Modernité politique et ordre juridique

Paolo Grossi brings the perspective of a legal historian to the definition of political modernity. He deciphers the slow shift in the conception of law from the 14th century to the dawn of the 19th, focusing in particular on the kingdom of France. He seeks to demonstrate that political modernity is...

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Main Author: Paolo Grossi
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Association Clio et Themis 2024-06-01
Series:Clio@Themis
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cliothemis/5077
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Summary:Paolo Grossi brings the perspective of a legal historian to the definition of political modernity. He deciphers the slow shift in the conception of law from the 14th century to the dawn of the 19th, focusing in particular on the kingdom of France. He seeks to demonstrate that political modernity is characterised by a process of individualisation that inverts the relationship between law and politics: whereas in the Middle Ages “first there is law; political power comes only later”, from now on “the basic certainty is that before law, there is the State”.
ISSN:2105-0929