Dynamics in the French Constitution: Decoding French Republican Ideas

ISBN-13: 9780415683715 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 208 str.

David Marrani

Opis

This is an examination of the foundations of the French Fifth Republic Constitution. It not only explores the dynamics and changes that have occurred during the last 50 years of the Constitution but also looks at the presence of older elements that create tensions within the constitutional text.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Nature and Evolution of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic, Reflections on Semi-presidentialism  3. The Greening of the French Republic, the Constitutionalisation of the Environment  4. Human Rights (in practice) and the French Republic: the example of exclusion  5. The French Republic and its supranational offspring. The love-hate relationship of France and European law  6. Principle of indivisibility of the French Republic and the People’s Right to Self-Determination: The ‘New Caledonia Test’  7.  The French Republic, its Language and the Paradigm of Unity  8. Conclusion 

O autorze

David Marrani is Director of Studies at the Institute of Law, Jersey.