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Traités de législation civile et pénale, Tome 2

Jeremy Bentham (edited by Étienne Dumont) · 1830

Bentham's legal theory on civil and criminal law, presented in French by his editor Étienne Dumont.

This French edition presents Bentham's own legal theories on civil and criminal law, organized by his editor Dumont.

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Jeremy Bentham, edited by Étienne Dumont, Traités de législation civile et pénale, Tome 2, 1830. Scanned book, Internet Archive.

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This is the second volume of a French-language book presenting Jeremy Bentham's legal theories, drawn from his manuscripts by Étienne Dumont. This edition was published in 1830.

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Bentham's ideas about civil and criminal law reached European readers largely through Dumont's French editions, since Bentham did not organize or publish much of his own writing. This volume shows how his thinking about crimes, punishment and legal classification was shaped for a French-speaking audience.

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  • Why would Bentham's ideas be published in French rather than English first in some cases?
  • What role did Dumont play in shaping how Bentham's ideas were presented to readers?
  • What might be gained or lost when an editor organizes someone else's unfinished manuscripts?

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