Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji

The present article is an attempt at a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the legislative activities of the French authorities, undertaken in connection with the rise of Protestantism in 16th-century Europe. To achieve this goal, the royal edicts promulgated from the end of the first half of t...

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Main Author: Paweł Wiązek
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Published: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 2025-02-01
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description The present article is an attempt at a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the legislative activities of the French authorities, undertaken in connection with the rise of Protestantism in 16th-century Europe. To achieve this goal, the royal edicts promulgated from the end of the first half of this century to the tragic events of the night of St Bartholomew were explored. The author’s intention was not only to shed light on the the legal provisions themselves, but also to place them in the complex socio-political realities in which decisions on the content and application of normative acts were made. In view of these objectives, it became necessary to resort to a variety of methodological instruments; not only legal exegesis of the texts, but also their analysis and synthesis, as well as comparative studies. The results thus obtained allow the author to formulate a number of critical conclusions. One could not admire legal principles that steam from a desire to maintain religious uniformity. The lack of tolerance towards the diversity of worldviews, evident legal discrimination of Huguenots, and finally their extermination carried out in the majesty of the law are certainly no claims to fame. Those negative assessments are supported and in fact deepened by confronting of France’s conduct in this matter with actions undertaken by some European countries at that time, such as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which at least in the sphere of legislation adopted a completely different approach.
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spelling doaj-art-e5055626eff4440385a9f4f45d1747482025-02-11T11:38:20ZdeuWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu WrocławskiegoPrawo0524-45442957-23552025-02-01338436110.19195/0524-4544.338.319594Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacjiPaweł Wiązekhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9153-4539The present article is an attempt at a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the legislative activities of the French authorities, undertaken in connection with the rise of Protestantism in 16th-century Europe. To achieve this goal, the royal edicts promulgated from the end of the first half of this century to the tragic events of the night of St Bartholomew were explored. The author’s intention was not only to shed light on the the legal provisions themselves, but also to place them in the complex socio-political realities in which decisions on the content and application of normative acts were made. In view of these objectives, it became necessary to resort to a variety of methodological instruments; not only legal exegesis of the texts, but also their analysis and synthesis, as well as comparative studies. The results thus obtained allow the author to formulate a number of critical conclusions. One could not admire legal principles that steam from a desire to maintain religious uniformity. The lack of tolerance towards the diversity of worldviews, evident legal discrimination of Huguenots, and finally their extermination carried out in the majesty of the law are certainly no claims to fame. Those negative assessments are supported and in fact deepened by confronting of France’s conduct in this matter with actions undertaken by some European countries at that time, such as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which at least in the sphere of legislation adopted a completely different approach.https://wuwr.pl/prawo/article/view/17825history of lawlegislationlegal discriminationhuman rightsreligious lawprotestantismreligious tolerance
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Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji
Prawo
history of law
legislation
legal discrimination
human rights
religious law
protestantism
religious tolerance
title Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji
title_full Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji
title_fullStr Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji
title_full_unstemmed Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji
title_short Między prześladowaniami a tolerancją. Edykty Walezjuszy wobec hugenotów w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji
title_sort miedzy przesladowaniami a tolerancja edykty walezjuszy wobec hugenotow w dobie rozwoju europejskiej reformacji
topic history of law
legislation
legal discrimination
human rights
religious law
protestantism
religious tolerance
url https://wuwr.pl/prawo/article/view/17825
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