Conseiller constitutionnel

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A "Conseiller constitutionnel" is a high-ranking member of France’s Constitutional Council responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and overseeing key aspects of the French constitutional order.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional judge
public office
appointedBy President of the French Republic
surface form: President of France

President of the National Assembly of France
President of the Senate of France
belongsToCategory French public law offices
judicial and quasi-judicial offices in France
branch constitutional justice
country France
decisionMakingProcess collective deliberation within the Constitutional Council
duty ensure conformity of laws with the Constitution
guarantee regularity of parliamentary elections
guarantee regularity of presidential elections
guarantee regularity of referendums
establishedIn 1958
hasHonoraryMembers former Presidents of the Republic may sit ex officio
headedBy President of the Council (Président du Conseil)
surface form: Président du Conseil constitutionnel
incompatibility cannot be a member of Parliament
cannot be a member of the Government
cannot hold certain public offices simultaneously
jurisdictionOver disputes concerning national elections
disputes concerning referendums
priority preliminary rulings on constitutionality (QPC)
review of organic laws
review of parliamentary rules of procedure
review of statutes before promulgation
languageOfWork French
legalBasis Constitution of 4 October 1958
Ordinary laws governing the Constitutional Council
legalSystem French Fifth Republic
locationOfWork Palais-Royal
surface form: Palais-Royal, Paris
numberOfOfficeHolders 9
partOf Constitutional Council of France
surface form: Conseil constitutionnel
reportsTo French constitutional order
responsibleFor interpreting constitutional norms in France
roleIn constitutional review
judicial review of legislation
selectionCriteria must possess high legal or political competence
termLength 9 years
termRenewable no
termStaggering one third renewed every three years
titleInEnglish Constitutional Councilor
member of the Constitutional Council

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Constitutional Council of France memberTitle Conseiller constitutionnel
Constitutional Council of France presidentTitle Conseiller constitutionnel
this entity surface form: President of the Constitutional Council
CC memberTitle Conseiller constitutionnel
subject surface form: Constitutional Council of France