Council of State

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The Council of State is France’s highest administrative court and a key advisory body to the government on legal and administrative matters.

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Label Occurrences
Council of State canonical 4
Consejo de Estado 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
court
public institution of France
supreme administrative court
advises Government of France
applies European Convention on Human Rights in administrative matters
European Union law in administrative matters
principles of French public law
basedInBuilding Palais-Royal
buildingType historic palace
constitutionalStatus recognized by the French Constitution
country France
employs auditeurs
conseillers d’État
linked to: Conseiller d'État

maîtres des requêtes
establishedInPeriod Consulate (France)
linked to: Consulate
foundedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
hasChairperson Vice-President of the Council of State
hasDivision Finance Section
Interior Section
Litigation Section
Public Administration Section
Public Works Section
Report and Studies Section
Social Section
hasNotableCaseLaw Arrêt Blanco (1873)
Arrêt Canal, Robin et Godot (1962)
Arrêt Dame Lamotte (1950)
Arrêt Nicolo (1989)
headedBy Vice-President of the Council of State
inception 1799
jurisdiction French Republic
languageOfWork French
legalSystem French administrative law
locatedIn Palais-Royal, Paris
linked to: Palais-Royal
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Paris
Île-de-France
locatedInCountry France
officialName Conseil d’État
oversees administrative courts of appeal (France)
administrative tribunals (France)
partOf French administrative judiciary
reportsTo Prime Minister of France
role acts as cassation court for most administrative courts
acts as court of first and last instance in certain administrative disputes
adjudicates disputes involving public administration
advises the Government of France on draft legislation
advises the Government of France on regulatory texts
ensures legality of administrative action
highest court in the French administrative order

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French judiciary hasTopCourt Council of State
Constitution of 1852 createdBody Council of State
Council of State of Spain nativeName Consejo de Estado
linked to: Council of State
Constitution of 1952 headOfStateOrgan Council of State