Corps législatif of France

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The Corps législatif of France was a legislative assembly of the Napoleonic era that formally enacted laws proposed by the executive, operating with limited debate and authority under the Constitution of the Year VIII.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical institution
legislative assembly
appliesToJurisdiction France
coexistsWith Conseil d’État
Sénat conservateur
Tribunat
linked to: Tribunate
composition elected deputies
country France
createdBy Constitution of the Year VIII
dissolved 1814
1815
followedBy parliamentary institutions of the Bourbon Restoration
hasCharacteristic limited debate
restricted powers
subordinate to executive
hasNoPower amendment of bills
legislative initiative
hasRole enacting laws
voting on legislation
historicalEra Napoleonic era
inception 1799
24 December 1799
languageUsed French
legalBasis Constitution of the Year VIII
Constitution of the Year X
Constitution of the Year XII
legislativeBodyFor First French Empire
French Consulate
locatedIn Palais Bourbon
mainFunction voting on laws proposed by the executive
meetsIn Paris
namedAfter Corps législatif (term used in French revolutionary constitutions)
numberOfChambers unicameral
partOf First French Empire
French Consulate
powerHeldBy executive for legislative initiative
precededBy Legislative assemblies of the French Directory
replaced Council of Five Hundred
replacedBy Chamber of Deputies of France
selectionMethod indirect election
subordinateTo Emperor of the French
First Consul of France

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Concordat of 1801 approvedBy Corps législatif of France
French Consulate legislativeBody Corps législatif
linked to: Corps législatif of France
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski memberOf Corps législatif of the Second French Empire
linked to: Corps législatif of France
Corps législatif of France namedAfter Corps législatif (term used in French revolutionary constitutions)
linked to: Corps législatif of France
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) legislature Corps législatif of the Kingdom of Italy
subject linked to: Kingdom of Italy
linked to: Corps législatif of France
National Assembly (French Second Republic) replacedBy Corps législatif (Second French Empire)
subject linked to: National Assembly
linked to: Corps législatif of France
Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic precededBy Corps législatif of the Second French Empire
linked to: Corps législatif of France
Sénat (Second French Empire) relatedTo Corps législatif (Second French Empire)
subject linked to: Sénat
linked to: Corps législatif of France