Pascal Bonnin; E. Lagrange - Commentaire du Code d'instruction criminelle - 1845-1845

Commentary on the Criminal Procedure Code – Pascal Bonnin (1845)
The work entitled Commentary on the Criminal Procedure Code, written by Mr. Pascal Bonnin, Doctor of Law and lawyer at the Royal Court of Paris, is a legal treatise published in 1845 in Paris, at the author’s address, Rue de Sorbonne, 12, and at the leading booksellers.

Content and objective
This book contains:
- The explanation of each article of the Criminal Procedure Code in force at the time.
- The main laws related to it, placed in their legal context.
- A form of acts intended for legal practitioners (magistrates, lawyers, clerks).
- Commentaries based on jurisprudence and doctrine.

Historical context
The Criminal Procedure Code, established under Napoleon in 1808, governed criminal procedure in France until its reform in the 20th century. Bonnin’s work aimed to make this code more accessible to legal professionals by explaining its articles and providing templates of acts.

Edition
Author: Mr. Pascal Bonnin
Collaborator: E. Lauriange, lawyer
Place of edition: Paris
Year: 1845
Printer: Imprimerie de Maulde et Renou
In summary, this is a nineteenth-century reference legal manual, useful for the historical study of penal law and criminal procedure in France.

Commentary on the Criminal Procedure Code 520 pages digitized
Formulas of the Criminal Procedure Code 18 pages digitized