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Le!roman!judiciaire!du!palais!de!l'Ile!de!la!Cité!:!
entretien!avec!Valérie!Hayaert!
Reproduction!d’un!article!paru!sur!l’intranet!de!la!Direction!des!Services!Judiciaires,!le!23!
octobre!2015!
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Dans!le!cadre!du!séminaire!'le!roman!judiciaire!de!l'Ile!de!la!cité',!retrouvez!l'entretien!
de!Valérie!Hayaert,!historienne,!chercheur!associé!à!la!fondation!Bodmer!(Genève)!et!!
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Au! premier! regard,! le! palais! de! justice! de! l'Ile! de! la! cité! affiche! une!
monumentalité! qui,! très! vite,! laisse! entrevoir! un! ensemble! devenu! illisible!
d'édifices!marqués!du!poids!de!l'histoire!de!France.!A!quelle!époque!est!né!ce!
palais!?!De!quand!date!sa!physionomie!actuelle!et,!auBdelà!des!soubresauts!et!
vicissitudes! de! l'histoire,! estBil! possible! à! l'historienne! que! vous! êtes! d'y!
déceler!une!cohérence!d'ensemble!?!
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mythe,!estBce!à!dire!que!ce!palais!entretient!une!relation!particulière!avec!le!
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EstBil!exact!de!soutenir!que!l'Etat!est!né!entre!ses!murs!?!A!partir!de!quand!les!
lieux! ontBil! été! investis! par! des! fonctions! juridictionnelles! ?! FautBil! y! voir! la!
destination!première!du!palais!?!
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