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Guy-Jean-Baptiste Target Biography and Timeline

Follow Guy-Jean-Baptiste Target through 2 dated historical records for France.

Guy-Jean-Baptiste Target, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1789–1790Years on this page

1789

New departments planned: Legal uniformity under consideration

Deputy and jurist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

The Assembly's reformers treated traditional provincial distinctions as obstacles to common law. A standardized territorial structure was intended to serve the same nation-wide constitutional system.

Role range: 1789-1792

1790

Judicial organization transformed: Jury and criminal justice debated

Deputy and jurist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Target was associated with the era's legal reform work as deputies reconsidered procedures for judging accused persons. The new system sought to reduce arbitrary practices of the old regime.

Role range: 1789-1792

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