The French Constitutional Council

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Constitutional court
gptkbp:canBe advisory opinions
gptkbp:composedOf nine members
gptkbp:establishedIn 1958
gptkbp:function guardian_of_the_Constitution
gptkbp:governedBy a president
gptkbp:hasCharacter former politicians
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn French_law
gptkbp:hasJurisdictionOver constitutional questions
gptkbp:hasPublications for certain cases
gptkbp:hasSpecialty authority
gptkbp:hasTeam nine years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The French Constitutional Council
gptkbp:isA judicial body
constitutional authority
judicial review body
judicial institution
constitutional watchdog
guardian of fundamental rights
institution_of_the_Fifth_Republic
key_player_in_French_democracy
gptkbp:isBasedOn French Constitution
gptkbp:isConsidered a_key_institution_in_France
gptkbp:isCounteredBy once
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy political appointments
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn constitutional amendments
political matters
political accountability
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Palais-Royal,_Paris
government on constitutional matters
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:French_government
French_judiciary
gptkbp:isRegulatedBy French_law
gptkbp:isResponsibleFor protecting civil liberties
gptkbp:isSubjectTo public scrutiny
gptkbp:issuedBy President of the Republic
President_of_the_Senate
President_of_the_National_Assembly
gptkbp:issues decisions
gptkbp:isTaskedWith ensuring_compliance_with_the_Constitution
gptkbp:isUsedFor referendums
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:mayHave laws
gptkbp:oversees constitutionality of laws
gptkbp:provides legal opinions
gptkbp:providesServices to the legislative branch
gptkbp:publishes annual reports
gptkbp:reviews international treaties
electoral disputes
gptkbp:userReviews laws before promulgation
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn ensure constitutional governance
Article_56_of_the_Constitution