TY - EJOUR A1 - Chastang, Pierre TI - Law and politics of secrecy in the communal world - The case of Montpellier in the 13th and 14th centuries T2 - Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes - Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies 2022 – 2, n° 44. varia JO - Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes - Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies (ISSN 2273-0893), 44, 2022 – 2 DO - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14637-7.p.0383 SN - 2273-0893 SP - 383 EP - 403 AB - The customs of Montpellier (1204) contain an article that guarantees notaries protection of their information, in the face of the powers, by placing them under the seal of secrecy. Following a sociological perspective traced by G. Simmel, the article shows that secrecy constitutes a principle favoring a contractualization of social links, before becoming a tool in the exercise of city government. PY - 2023 DA - 2023/03/22 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris KW - secret, Montpellier, law, notary, judge LA - fre UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/cahiers-de-recherches-medievales-et-humanistes-journal-of-medieval-and-humanistic-studies-2022-2-n-44-varia-law-and-politics-of-secrecy-in-the-communal-world.html Y2 - 2024/05/19 ER -