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Prom the time of William the Norman down to that of Edward III., all public proceedings and documents in England, including the records of the courts, the arguments of counsel, and the decisions of the judges, were in the language of the Norman French. After Latin and English were substituted in the records and proceedings, howeVer, the cases and decisions continued until the close of the seventeenth century to be reported in French; the first reports published in England being those of Style, in 1658. The statutes of the reign of Henry III., and some of the subsequent reigns, are partly or wholly in this language; but English was substituted in the reign of Henry VII. Of the law treatises in French, the Mirrour and Britton, and the works of Littleton, may be mentioned.

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Prom the time of William the Norman down to that of Edward III., all public proceedings and documents in England, including the records of the courts, the arguments of counsel, and the decisions of the judges, were in the language of the Norman French. After Latin and English were substituted in the records and proceedings, howeVer, the cases and decisions continued until the close of the seventeenth century to be reported in French; the first reports published in England being those of Style, in 1658. The statutes of the reign of Henry III., and some of the subsequent reigns, are partly or wholly in this language; but English was substituted in the reign of Henry VII. Of the law treatises in French, the Mirrour and Britton, and the works of Littleton, may be mentioned.

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    Under New Law French Officials Can Monitor Internet Users, Mehr News Agency (MNA); December 14, 2013

    Violence erupts at protests over jobs law; French unions agree to meet prime minister, AP Worldstream; March 23, 2006; JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press Writer

    Sarkozy signs the law: French retire at 62, not 60, AP Worldstream; November 10, 2010; JAMEY KEATEN

    New clinical investigation law.(French regulatory news: recent changes to French regulations and an update on new guidance documents), Medical Device Technology; September 1, 2003; Sorrel, Sarah

    law French, Webster’s NewWorld Dictionary; January 1, 1988

    Recent Case Law Affecting French CFC Rules, Mondaq Business Briefing; May 12, 2014; Mostafavi, Siamak

    Male couple joined in law by French connection, The Scotsman; March 30, 2000; ANDREW WALKER and ALISON GRAY

    Algerian war veteran wants law criminalising French rule., UMCI News (Potomac Falls, VA); March 19, 2012;

    Martinique demonstrators demand repeal of law applauding French colonization, AP Worldstream; December 8, 2005; HERVE BRIVAL, Associated Press Writer

    International impacts of national laws.(French Yahoo case and possible precedents for e-commerce)(Industry Trend or Event), New Media Age; July 12, 2001; PAISNER, BERWIN LEIGHTON

    Crusade to find mother goes to human rights court; Abandoned at birth, a woman works to change a law giving French moms anonymity.(WORLD), The Christian Science Monitor; November 5, 2002

    Chirac orders panel to consider revocation of controversial law on French colonial era, AP Worldstream; January 25, 2006

    Justice Breyer to give address at Harvard Law in French, Lawyers USA; July 22, 2011; Kimberly Atkins

    Citizen of the World (Cup); Little-Known Law Enables French Player to Join U.S. Team, The Washington Post; June 6, 1998; William Branigin

    Algerian Min. calls for law criminalizing French colonialism., Kuwait News Agency (KUNA); May 7, 2011

    N.O. to enforce no-parking law in French Quarter, New Orleans CityBusiness; January 16, 2008

    Prime minister to meet unions over job law after French protests turn bloody, AP Worldstream; March 24, 2006; JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press Writer

    Are Brangelina Candids Worth a Shot?; Faced With ‘Medieval’ Privacy Laws, French Paparazzi May Reconsider Their Tactics, The Washington Post; June 11, 2008; Angela Doland

    New Law Allows French Data Protection Authority to Conduct Online Inspections Relating to Breach of Data Protection Regulations, Mondaq Business Briefing; June 6, 2014; Paez, Mauricio

    Strong Arm of Law Produced French Farce, Daily Mail (London); December 30, 2005


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