The Constitutional Council (in French Conseil Constitutionnel) is an independent institution, created by the Constitution of the French Republic, that reviews the constitutionality of legislation in France. It works on the basis of the extended Constitution, also known as the bloc de constitutionnalité.
Constitutional Court
Resources
Constitution of the French Republic
In force as of 4 October 1958
Title VII
Declaration of Human and Civic Rights (1789)
In force as of 26 August 1789
Preamble to the Constitution of 1946
In force as of 4 October 1958
Charter for the Environment (2004)
In force as of 1 March 2005
QPC360
Constitutional Council of the French Republic
Guide to the application for a priority preliminary ruling on constitutionality
Constitutional Council of the French Republic
How to submit an application for a priority preliminary ruling on constitutionality
Constitutional Council of the French Republic
List of compatible dispositions
Constitutional Council of the French Republic
Constitutional norms that may not be invoked through an application
Constitutional Council of the French Republic
Resources on the application for a priority preliminary ruling on constitutionality
Constitutional Council of the French Republic
Practical guide on the priority preliminary ruling on constitutionality
National Bar Council