Keeper of the Seals
E44089
The Keeper of the Seals is a historic French government office traditionally held by the Minister of Justice, responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal of France and associated legal and ceremonial functions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French government office
ⓘ
ministerial title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French Republic ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of the French Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
President of France
|
| associatedWith |
French constitutional law
ⓘ
French justice system ⓘ French legal system ⓘ |
| continuesIn |
French Fifth Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Fifth French Republic
|
| continuesTraditionOf | medieval seal-keeping offices in France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| domain |
justice
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| hasCeremonialRoleIn |
authentication of presidential acts
ⓘ
promulgation of laws ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
guardianship of official seals and signets
ⓘ
oversight of the use of state seals ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
authentication of royal edicts
ⓘ
custody of royal seals ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOriginIn |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form:
French monarchy
|
| hasOfficialName |
Attorney General
ⓘ
surface form:
Garde des Sceaux
|
| hasRank | member of the Council of Ministers of France ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Seal of the French Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal of France
|
| hasTitleStyle |
Madame la Garde des Sceaux
ⓘ
Monsieur le Garde des Sceaux ⓘ |
| heldBy | Minister of Justice of France ⓘ |
| historicallyMergedWith | Minister of Justice of France ⓘ |
| isTitleOf |
Minister of Justice of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Minister of Justice
|
| isUsuallyCombinedWithOffice | Minister of Justice of France ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | French constitutional and statutory provisions ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Île-de-France region
ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| officeHeldByHeadOf |
Ministry of Justice of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Ministry of Justice
|
| partOf | Government of France ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Prime Minister of France ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
authentication of important state documents
ⓘ
certain constitutional ceremonies ⓘ custody of the Great Seal of France ⓘ legal ceremonial functions ⓘ use of the Great Seal of France ⓘ |
| seat | Paris ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of justice in France
ⓘ
continuity of the French state ⓘ |
| traditionallyDistinctFrom |
Minister of Justice of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Chancellor of France
|
| usedFor |
sealing of constitutional texts
ⓘ
sealing of major state instruments ⓘ |
| uses |
Seal of the French Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal of France
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.