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Contient, entre autre: Claude Berguerand, Le duel judiciaire au Moyen Âge dans le Pays de Vaud au travers du duel d'Othon de Grandson (p. 59-67) ; Vincent Delay, Le duel en droit pénal vaudois au XVIIIe siècle (p. 113-119) ; Denis Tappy, La question du duel en droit pénal vaudois de la fin de l'Ancien régime au code pénal fédéral de 1937 (p. 141-167). Olivier Meuwly, Le duel politique dans le canton de Vaud au XIXe siècle (p. 169-186)

Today, the demand for transparency is omnipresent. In particular, transparency is considered a prerequisite for good governance, for political participation and democracy. On closer inspection, however, transparency proves to be ambivalent. For complete transparency has not yet been achieved anywhere. Moreover, measures to increase transparency can have the opposite effect and stir up mistrust. Historians are just beginning to discover this topic. The volume assembles contributions covering European history since the 19th century. The contributors focus on political and cultural history, but include also economic and media history as well as the history of ideas. They analyse publicly debated demands and efforts for transparency, conceived as the access to information or ist disclosure.