french-revolution

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Bloemberg frames the French abolition of legal proofs as jointly caused by epistemological change and a political distrust of professional judges — not by epistemology alone

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-08-29 · legal-history, law-of-evidence, preuve-legale, intime-conviction, french-revolution
Thouret framed revolutionary intime conviction as an intuitive, unforceable inner certainty — 'the surest criterion of Human truth'

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-08-29 · legal-history, law-of-evidence, intime-conviction, french-revolution, legal-epistemology
Did the French Revolution abolish the système de preuve légale for intime conviction because a priori evidentiary rules were judged epistemically untenable — and do the AJLH quotes read verbatim?

capture promoted Tier 2 2026-08-27 · legal-history, law-of-evidence, preuve-legale, intime-conviction, french-revolution
The French Revolution abolished the système de preuve légale, replacing fixed proof-weights with jurors' intime conviction

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-07-12 · legal-history, law-of-evidence, preuve-legale, intime-conviction, french-revolution