Constitutional Law
Constitutional law is a branch of public law dealing with :
- Human rights as applied in French law
- Constitution and functioning of the public authorities and the government and, in particular the relationship between the three constitutional powers, executive, legislative and judiciary.
- Relationship between citizens and public authorities, in particular the participation of French citizens to the exercise of public powers.
It fixes the hierarchy of laws and rules within the French legal system and the relationship between these different norms. Constitutional law became independent from political science and administrative law with the Constitution of 1958 which included the institution of a constitutional court, the "Conseil Constitutionnel".
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