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but this increased steadily until it was more than five years at the end of the century. Within that same sample of judgments, the
Parlement confirmed the judgment in 60 per cent of cases, but was divided in 30 per cent of cases, some being the object of an "evocation before the court," while the remaining 10 per cent of judgements were left unfinished as “having to be done right”). More than half of the procedures concerned questions of succession, of property and of obligations.
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The foremost responsibilities of the
Parlement of Brittany were the processing of appeals against judgements in civil matters rather than criminal matters. It had to instruct and to judge across wide-ranging areas of litigation, and question all that which may have escaped the attention, for various
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were keen to defend the rights of the province, known as the "Breton liberties", maintained under the treaty of union with France. They were determined to exercise these powers, and to play a big part in the life of the
Parlement and consequently in the life of the whole province. This resistance to
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According to a sample of the
Parlement's judgments compiled by Séverine Debordes-Lissillour, its judgments (excluding those in a few trials that lasted more than ten years) had an average delay between the initial sentence and the decision of two or three years at the beginning of the 18th century,
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The
Parlement of Brittany possessed many administrative prerogatives, such as guardianship of parishes and control of policing. The contentions and complaints that it processed allowed it to be fairly well informed about general difficulties justifying the sentences passed or overriding the strict
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The building was restored following severe fire damage on
February 5, 1994, an event linked to violent demonstrations by local fishermen. The building was adapted to the requirements of the 21st century, and the Court of Appeal of Rennes was able to resume its activities there within five years.
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before they were abolished in 1789, that of
Brittany was a sovereign court of justice, principally listening to appeals of sentences issued by lower jurisdictions. The Parlements also possessed limited legislative powers and asserted some autonomy with respect to the royal prerogative.
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Parishes had to ask for the
Parlement's agreement when they wanted to raise money for their own needs (repairs, for example). Forty parishes asked for such decisions during a single term in the year 1693. The parish rector had to publicise any judgments.
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March 1724: A single annual meeting from
November to August. Creation of a chamber to be assembled during the summer vacation. A second Inquiry Chamber was created, as well as a second Repeal Chamber.
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1788: Strong opposition of the
Parlement of Brittany to the edicts setting up the new large administrative areas of France. It refuses to name any representatives to the États Généraux.
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One of the innovations of the laws of August 16 and August 24, 1790, following the abolition of the Parlements, was the separation of the judicial and the administrative courts.
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June 1557: Meeting twice a year, but only at Nantes. The meetings are divided between the Grand Chamber and the Inquiry Chamber. Sixty judges take part.
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418:(designer of the facades). The Parlement of Brittany decided to site the palace in the heart of the city, where it had sat ever since 1655.
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was never ratified by the Parlement itself, which met on the same day to declare the decision “null and void forever” (Thesis Toublanc).
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1578: Rennes is permitted to raise taxes for the construction of a new Parlement building - notably a tax on cider jars.
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July 15, 1769: Parlement restored after three years' suspension by the military governor, Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot.
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September 1580: Creation of the Repeal Chamber, where appeals against sentences of the Parlement itself were heard.
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1532: The Parlement is cancelled by a special tribunal of Charles VIII, after which, all appeals are judged by the
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judicial framework. All the same, royal orders and edicts could require implementation more or less immediately.
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March 1553: Recreation of the Parlement of Brittany, sitting alternately at Rennes (August to October) and
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January 16, 1655: The new building officially opened by the oldest of the presidents of the Parlement
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1999: After five years of restoration the building once again began to house the Court of Appeals
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August 2, 1554: First meeting at Rennes, followed by the second one at Nantes on February 4, 1555
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Matters relating to the "privileges, prerogatives and pre-eminences” of the barons of Brittany
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grants an amnesty for the judges of the Parlement who established a court at Nantes in 1589.
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July 1600: The meetings become twice-yearly again, February to July and August to January.
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Questions of choice of place of judgement where the matters may cover many jurisdictions.
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February 1704: Creation of an Appeal Chamber for matters concerning water and forests.
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J. de La Martinière, « Le parlement de Bretagne sous les rois de France »,
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royal powers, involving the defending of its institutions and the privileges of the
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February 4–5, 1994: The building was destroyed by fire during a fishermen's strike.
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Appeals of royal jurisdictions (outside of tribunals) concerning ownership of land
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were invariably united with the Parlement of Brittany in defence of their rights.
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121:, was widespread. Composed of similar members with many interests in common, the
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contributing to delays in the restoration of a sovereign court in the province.
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Les États provinciaux dans la construction de l'État moderne aux XVII siécle
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1804: The Parlement building began to house the Court of Appeals of Rennes
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1591: Beginning of extended meetings, but with no increase in payments.
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Appeals as a result of legal confiscation or permission to confiscate
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February 1, 1690: First meeting after the Parlement returns to Rennes
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Hurt, John J. "The Parlement of Brittany and the Crown: 1665-1675."
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Matters concerning the bishops and the chapters of their cathedrals
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From the ceiling in the Court of Appeals - The Triumph of Justice
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1561: Meeting solely at Rennes, at the convent of the Cordeliers.
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Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest|Annales de Bretagne
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Le parlement de Bretagne et le pouvoir royal au XVIII siécle
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to punish Rennes for participating in the Stamp Duty Revolt
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December 1575: Creation of the criminal room, the Tournelle
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Des appels du parlement de Bretagne au parlement de Paris
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Abuse or embezzlement by clerks, ushers and prosecutors
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January 22, 1668: Creation of the Upper Chamber of the
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December 1774: Parlement recalled on the accession of
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Privileges of cities, towns, communities and parishes
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645:Louis XV et l'opposition parlementaire (1715-1774)
372:Appeals against consular and arbitration sentences
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366:Appeals against leases and auctions of buildings
302:Matters concerning royal officers and the clergy
287:reasons, of the lower provincial jurisdictions.
190:1599-1600: Ban on magistrates meeting in August
323:Disputes of judges relating to their workloads
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34:Façade of the palace of Parlement of Rennes
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66:, a court of justice under the French
733:Local government of the Ancien Régime
753:Organizations disestablished in 1790
659:Le Parlement de Bretagne (1554-1790)
242:September 1771: Parlement closed by
570:, University Press of Rennes, 2006.
568:The Royal Sénéchaussées of Brittany
557:, University Press of Rennes, 2006.
555:The Royal Sénéchaussées of Brittany
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185:Philippe-Emmanuel of Lorraine
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317:Questions of general policy
223:transfers the Parlement to
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386:Administrative Competence
326:Conflicts of jurisdiction
138:establishes a sovereign
248:René Nicolas de Maupeou
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402:The Parlement Building
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