Principles of French Constitutional Law

Auteur

Marie-Luce Paris is Associate Professor in Law at UCD Sutherland School of Law, Dublin. She is the Academic Co-Director of the UCD Centre for Human Rights. She is the Academic Director of the UCD French Law Programmes. Paris is a French constitutional law expert, having studied constitutional law in France, and published internationally about the subject and taught it to common law and international students.

Texte du rabat

Principles of French Constitutional Law offers a concise and accessible account of the key principles and rules of constitutional law in the French legal system, presenting a much needed up to date overview of this rapidly changing subject.

Résumé
Principles of French Constitutional Law offers a concise and accessible account of the key principles and rules of constitutional law in the French legal system, presenting a much needed up to date overview of this rapidly changing subject.

Contenu

Preface xiii Foreword xvi List of Abbreviations xviii List and Translation of Quotes xix List of figures, tables, and boxes xxiv List of Legislation xxvi List of Cases xxxii PART I Bases of French Constitutional Law 1 1 Key Notions of French Constitutional Law 3 2 History of French Constitutional Law 61 PART II The Fifth Republic 87 3 Historical and Legal Foundations of the Fifth Republic 89 4 The Institutions of the Fifth Republic 125 5 Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums 201 6 Constitutional Justice and Rights Protection 242 General Bibliography 287 Index 289