Title 2 – The State Administration Chapter 1 – The central administration Section 1 – Central administrative authorities The 1958 Constitution gives central administrative powers to both the President and the Prime Minister. The President …
I. Internal sources of law A. International Treaties Treaty: A written legal act signed between competent authorities, in particular States, establishing rules or decisions and fixing mutual decisions and establishing …
A. The general, abstract, and egalitarian character of the rule of law The law is general: it applies to all French individuals, everywhere on the territory. The law is valid …
By the law of July 29, 1913, the elector is bound to the secrecy of the vote. Thus, secrecy remains a constituent of the French democracy, at the time of …
As the years go by in this 19th century, and after the legacy of the Enlightenment that extolled the end of secrecy in the political sphere, and thus the publicity …
Title 3 – Local and regional authorities Chapter 2 – The Region Chapter 3 – The Department Since the 2015 election, the general council is now called the departmental council, and similarly the general …
