Law

French law – External sources of law

I. Internal sources of law A. International Treaties Treaty: A written legal act signed between competent authorities, in particular States, establishing rules or decisions and fixing mutual decisions and establishing …

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The publicity of parliamentary debates

As the years go by in this 19th century, and after the legacy of the Enlightenment that extolled the end of secrecy in the political sphere, and thus the publicity …

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French law – The Department

Title 3 – Local and regional authorities Chapter 2 – The Region Chapter 3 – The Department Since the 2015 election, the general council is now called the departmental council, and similarly the general …

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French law – The branches of public law

Public law governs the rules relating to the Organization of the state and the relationship of individuals to the state. A. Constitutional law Constitutional law concerns the higher organs of …