Article 1 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic

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Article 1 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic is the foundational provision that defines France as an indivisible, secular, democratic and social Republic and guarantees equality before the law for all citizens without distinction.

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instanceOf constitutional article ⓘ
legal norm ⓘ
adoptedWith Constitution of 4 October 1958 ⓘ
appliesTo all persons on French territory regarding equality before the law ⓘ
belongsToTitle Title I of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ
bindingOn French citizens ⓘ
French public authorities ⓘ
constitutionalRank foundational provision ⓘ
defines France as a democratic Republic ⓘ
France as a secular Republic ⓘ
France as a social Republic ⓘ
France as an indivisible Republic ⓘ
establishesPrinciple democratic character of French institutions ⓘ
indivisibility of the Republic ⓘ
laïcité (secularism) of the French state ⓘ
social character of the French Republic ⓘ
guarantees equality before the law ⓘ
equality before the law for all citizens without distinction of origin ⓘ
equality before the law for all citizens without distinction of race ⓘ
equality before the law for all citizens without distinction of religion ⓘ
influences French anti-discrimination legislation ⓘ
interpretation of fundamental rights in France ⓘ
jurisdiction French Republic ⓘ
languageOfOriginalText French ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law within the French legal order ⓘ
partOf Constitution of the French Fifth Republic ⓘ
prohibits discrimination by origin ⓘ
discrimination by race ⓘ
discrimination by religion ⓘ
subjectMatter fundamental characteristics of the French Republic ⓘ
principle of equality before the law ⓘ
usedBy French Constitutional Council in constitutional review ⓘ

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Article 2 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic → relatedTo → Article 1 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ