Monsieur le commissaire du gouvernement is an institutional autobiography combining military service, public administration, and legal experience.
From military training and service in the French Army Light Aviation branch (ALAT), including overseas operations in Chad and Djibouti, Pierre AMESTOY later joined the French civil service dedicated to veterans and war victims.
Appointed commissaire du gouvernement before the military pensions courts, he represented the State in litigation concerning military disability pensions and the right to reparation.
Written in a sober and direct style, this book offers a rare insight into a now-disappeared French legal institution and a lifetime devoted to public service.

Pierre AMESTOY is a former French Army non-commissioned officer, former commissaire du gouvernement before the military pensions courts, and doctor of public law.
After twenty years of military service and twenty-four years in the French civil service, he devoted part of his work to the right to reparation for disabled veterans and war victims.