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Article 8 Necessary and Prior Penalties

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1789Date range
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Chronological records

1789

Francois Denis Tronchet26 August 1789

Versailles · Revolution / Revolution of France

Article 8 requires penalties to be strictly necessary and based on a law established before the offence.

Names involved

Francois Denis Tronchet

Provenance

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