French law – The application of the law in space
A. Application of the law throughout France French law is applied throughout the French territory territory. This is the case of public law and criminal law criminal law. B. Exceptions …
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French law – The foundations of the rule of law
A. Natural Law Doctrines The doctrines of natural law assert that law comes from the very nature of the nature of man. For St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, this …
French law – I. Internal sources of law
A. Written sources of law There is a hierarchy in the written sources of law: constitutional constitutional texts prevail over legislative texts legislative texts, which take precedence over the texts …
French law – The notion of rule of law
A. Law and justice Definition of justice: The act of recognizing someone’s right, of granting him or her what is just. Justice is therefore not law. Thus, certain rights can …
La Francophonie: history, issues and statistics
Definition of Francophonie The first use of the term “francophonie” dates back to 1880, in a work by the geographer Onésime Reclus: France, Algeria and Colony. He did not give …