Editing Cherbourg (section)

===Justice===
[[File:Cherbourg maison d'arret.JPG|thumb|right|The remand prison of Cherbourg.]]

Louis XVI removed the viscountcy of Cherbourg by edict in November 1771, and transferred the rights of justice to the Bailiwick of Valognes.<ref>Edict of the King, on the abolition of the Vicomte de Cherbourg and joining the Bailiwick of Valognes. Given at Versailles in November 1771. Registered in Parliament 18 December  1771 .</ref> In 1785, a {{Interlanguage link|Subdélégation|fr|3=Subdélégation|lt=sub-delegation}} was created, however it was smaller than the Viscountcy, essentially covering [[La Hague]], as far as [[Héauville]] and included Helleville, Tourlaville, and Bretteville, Digosville and Martinvast, and always under the authority of the electoral district of Valognes.

Cherbourg became a town and district in January 1790, seat of a justice of the peace and a civil and criminal court. Under the Directory, they were replaced by a simple police court, attended by a justice of the peace, and a police correctional court. The correctional court closed after the Act of 17 February 1800 and Cherbourg was made a town and township of the {{Interlanguage link|Arrondissement of Valognes|fr|3=Arrondissement de Valognes}}. After his arrival in the city, [[Napoleon]] established a [[Trial court|Court of first instance]] by the Decree of 19 July 1811.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Tribunaux|title=Cherbourg et ses environs|id=op. cit.|pages=143–146}}</ref>

The city is today one of the three main judicial hubs of Manche, along with [[Coutances]] and [[Avranches]]. It hosts a {{Interlanguage link|Tribunal de grande instance (France)|fr|3=Tribunal de grande instance (France)|lt=high court}} (arrondissement of Cherbourg-Octeville), a [[Tribunal d'instance|court]] (Canton of Beaumont-Hague, Cherbourg-Octeville-Nord-Ouest, Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Est, Équeurdreville-Hainneville, Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Ouest, Les Pieux, Saint-Pierre-Eglise and Tourlaville), a [[Labour Court (France)|council of tribunals]] and a [[Tribunal de commerce|tribunal of commerce]]. A [[Maison d'arrêt|remand prison]] is located in the city centre, behind the buildings of the court. As a result of the justice reform presented in 2007 by Rachida Dati, the jurisdiction of the Court of Valognes will be integrated to that of Cherbourg.