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 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 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, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Palais-Royal
numberOfOfficeHolders 9 ⓘ
partOf 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 → President of the Constitutional Council ⓘ
linked to: Conseiller constitutionnel
Constitutional Council of France → memberTitle → Conseiller constitutionnel ⓘ
subject linked to: CC