French Constitution of 1940

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fall_of_the_French_Third_Republic
gptkbp:allows Judicial independence
Presidential decrees
Parliamentary powers
gptkbp:author gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkbp:created gptkb:Vichy_government
Political parties system
gptkbp:defines French citizenship
gptkbp:duration 6 years
gptkbp:emphasizes National unity
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:French_Parliament
gptkbp:established gptkb:legislation
gptkb:City_Council
gptkb:Vichy_regime
National Revolution
Labor charters
gptkbp:features Centralization of power
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:political_organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Constitution of 1940
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Constitution
Economic provisions
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for Civil liberties restrictions
gptkbp:influenced Post-war French politics
French legal system
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:French_Third_Republic
gptkbp:inspired_by Fascist regimes
gptkbp:is_adopted_by July 11, 1940
gptkbp:is_characterized_by Authoritarian governance
gptkbp:is_promoted_by Social policies
gptkbp:is_recognized_by Trade unions
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:led_to Resistance movements
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkbp:provides Referendums
State control over media
gptkbp:related_to French collaboration with Nazi Germany
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Constitution_of_1946
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Constitution_of_1935
gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1946
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:type Authoritarian constitution
gptkbp:was Controversial
Short-lived
Temporary constitution
Aimed at legitimizing Vichy regime
Criticized for lack of democracy
Drafted during occupation
Part of French legal history
Superseded by new constitution