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Principles of French Constitutional Law

Author: Marie Luce Paris-Dobozy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415841443

Published In: December 2024
Format: Hardback
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Paperback Edition ISBN: 9780415841436

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Principles of French Constitutional Law offers a concise and accessible account of the key principles and rules of constitutional law in the French legal system. With its particular historical background since the chaotic post-revolutionary period and current specific mechanisms, French constitutional law offers a fascinating object of study for anyone interested in public law and the broader area of comparative constitutional studies.

This textbook will equip students with an understanding of the current Fifth Republic and how constitutional rules are adopted and applied, and affect other areas of law and politics. It offers a critical account of the 1958 Constitution’s past, present and future by placing it in its political and socio-historical contexts and critically assessing contemporary developments and constitutional reforms. Given the growing expansion of this branch of law in the French legal system (in particular the case law on the priority preliminary rulings on the issue of constitutionality) and the growing relevance of comparative legal studies, the book will make a significant contribution to the knowledge exchange in teaching and learning.

Principles of French Constitutional Law will be structured around the following main themes: (i) The bases of French constitutional law with theoretical developments about key notions of constitutional law such as the state, the constitution, as well as historical background of French constitutional law (ii) The Fifth Republic of France with coverage of the main powers, namely executive, legislative and judiciary with particular emphasis on constitutional review and justice and (iii) A practical part on legal education dealing with the emergence of French constitutional law as an academic subject of research and teaching, as well as with the method of teaching as illustrated by typical legal exercises.

Preface xiii

Foreword xvi

List of Abbreviations xviii

List and Translation of Quotes xix

List of figures, tables, and boxes xxiv List of Legislation xxvi

List of Cases xxxii

PART I Bases of French Constitutional Law

Key Notions of French Constitutional Law 3

History of French Constitutional Law 61

PART II The Fifth Republic

Historical and Legal Foundations of the Fifth Republic 89

The Institutions of the Fifth Republic 125