Raymond Lindon, acteur et penseur de la justice du XXe siècle

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Raymond Lindon (1901-1992) est une grande figure judiciaire. D’abord avocat puis magistrat à partir de 1944, il a réalisé sa carrière au parquet. Auteur de nombreuses publications, il a été un important acteur et penseur de la justice. L’article, s’appuyant sur des documents inédits, retrace sa vie et son action au service de la justice ainsi que sa pensée à travers la défense de deux institutions : la cour d’assises et la Cour de cassation.

Raymond Lindon (1901-1992) was a major figure in the judicial world. Starting out as a lawyer, he joined the judiciary in 1944 and pursued his career at the public prosecutor’s office. As the author of numerous publications, he was an important actor and thinker of the justice system. This article, based on unpublished documents, retraces his life and his activities in the service of justice, as well as his thinking, through the lens of his defence of two institutions : the Assize Court and the Court of Cassation.