Constitution of 4 October 1958

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The Constitution of 4 October 1958 is the fundamental law that established France’s Fifth Republic and defined its semi-presidential system of government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law
national constitution
alsoKnownAs Constitution of the Fifth Republic
Constitution of 4 October 1958
surface form: French Constitution of 1958
amendedBy constitutional revision of 1962
constitutional revision of 2000
constitutional revision of 2008
approvedBy French referendum of 28 September 1958
cameIntoForceOn 1958-10-04
contains Preamble
Title I: On Sovereignty
Title II: The President of the Republic
Title III: The Government
Title IV: Parliament
Title IX: The High Court
Title V: Relations between Parliament and the Government
Title VI: Treaties and International Agreements
Title VII: The Constitutional Council
Title VIII: Judicial Authority
Title X: Criminal liability of the Government
Title XI: The Economic, Social and Environmental Council
Title XII: Territorial Communities
Title XIII: Transitional Provisions
Title XIV: French Community (originally)
Title XV: The European Union
Title XVI: Amendment of the Constitution
Title XVII: Overseas Territories (as amended)
country France
dateAdopted 1958-10-04
definesGovernmentSystem semi-presidential system
definesRoleOf Constitutional Council of France
Council of Ministers of France
Council of State of France
Government of France
National Assembly of France
Parliament of France
President of the French Republic
Prime Minister of France
Senate of France
draftedUnderLeadershipOf Charles de Gaulle
established French Fifth Republic
surface form: Fifth French Republic
establishesPrincipleOf direct election of the President (after 1962 revision)
parliamentary responsibility of the Government
separation of powers
jurisdiction French overseas territories
Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
language French
legalSystem civil law
preambleRefersTo Charter for the Environment of 2004
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789

Preamble of the Constitution of 27 October 1946
precededBy Fourth French Republic constitution
principalDrafter Michel Debré
replaced French 1946 Constitution
surface form: Constitution of 27 October 1946

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French Fifth Republic foundingLegalInstrument Constitution of 4 October 1958
French Community legalBasis Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: French Constitution of 1958
French republicanism legalFoundation Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: French Constitution of 1958
Conseil des ministres relatedTo Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: French Constitution of 1958
Conseiller constitutionnel legalBasis Constitution of 4 October 1958
French 1946 Constitution successor Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: French 1958 Constitution
French 1946 Constitution cameIntoForceBefore Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: French 1958 Constitution
Drafting of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic legalBasis Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: Constitutional Law of 3 June 1958
Constitution of 4 October 1958 alsoKnownAs Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: French Constitution of 1958
16e législature de la Ve République constitutionDeRéférence Constitution of 4 October 1958
this entity surface form: Constitution française de 1958
French constitutional bloc includesText Constitution of 4 October 1958