The Constitutional Council was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic adopted on October 4th 1958. It is a court vested with various powers, including in particular the review of the constitutionality of legislation. The Constitutional Council is not a supreme court that is hierarchically...
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The Constitutional Council was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic adopted on October 4th 1958. It is a court vested with various powers, including in particular the review of the constitutionality of legislation. The Constitutional Council is not a supreme court that is hierarchically superior to the Conseil d'État or the Cour de Cassation.
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