1. Ordinary Law of Civil Procedure
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Part 1: Underlying principles of civil proceedings
Part 2: Legal action
Part 3: Application to file suit (demande en justice)
Part 4: Defenses
Part 5: Competent court
Part 6: Priority question of constitutionality (QPC)
Part 7: Agreements on extra-judicial case preparation (mise en état)
Title 1: Exhibits
Title 2: Investigative measures
Title 3: Challenges to documentary evidence
Chapter 1: Oath sworn as decisive evidence
Part 9: Judgments
Part 10: Procedural acts
188. Oath initiated by court
1 minute de lecture
The oath administered as supplementary evidence differs from the oath sworn as decisive evidence in that it is ex officio administered by the court to one of the parties (Art. 1384 Civil Code). It cannot be referred to the other party, unlike the oath sworn as decisive evidence (Art. 1385-1, para. 2), and its probative value is left to the court's discretion (Art. 1386 Civil Code). The court is re …