French Constitutional Council

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/French_Constitutional_Council
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:judge
gptkbp:address 2 rue de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France
gptkbp:appealsTo none (final authority on constitutional matters)
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:President_of_the_National_Assembly
gptkbp:category gptkb:French_government
gptkb:1958_establishments_in_France
gptkb:Courts_in_France
gptkbp:composition 9 members
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:decisionsAreFinal yes
gptkbp:established 1958
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:Léon_Noël
gptkbp:function judicial review
constitutional interpretation
election oversight
review of statutes
gptkbp:hasSeal gptkb:Seal_of_the_French_Constitutional_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Constitutional Council
gptkbp:judge gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:France
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1958
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Conseil_constitutionnel
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Le_Conseil
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Jacques_Chirac
gptkb:François_Hollande
gptkb:Valéry_Giscard_d'Estaing
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Constitutional_Committee_of_the_Fourth_Republic
gptkbp:president gptkb:Laurent_Fabius
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:French_Senate
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Council_of_State_(France)
gptkb:French_Parliament
gptkb:National_Assembly_(France)
gptkb:Court_of_Cassation_(France)
gptkbp:reportsTo none (independent body)
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Marianne
gptkbp:termLength 9 years
gptkbp:website https://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:QPC
gptkb:Preamble_to_the_Constitution_of_1946_(France)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7