Conseil souverain (English)

…One of the highest courts in the kingdom, along with the Court of Accounts, the Court of Taxes, the Court of Coinage, and the Court of Chancery. In 1789, there were 13 parish courts and 4 conseils souverains, which had similar functions, divided into 17 districts in total. The oldest of these was the Parlement of Paris, which was formed as an independent judicial branch between the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th century, as the Curia Régis (King's Assembly) became more and more specialized. …

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…会計法院，租税法院，貨幣法院，大法院とともに，王国の最高諸院の一つ。1789年には，高等法院が13，同様の機能をもつ〈最高評定院Conseil souverain〉が4で，計17の管区に分かれていた。そのうち，最も古いのは，パリの高等法院であり，13世紀末より14世紀初めにかけて，クリア･レギス(王会)の機能分化に伴い司法部門が独立して形成された。…

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