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Public media corporations should not be influenced in their news reporting by the executive in power, since they have the duty to supply the public with unbiased information. [citation needed] For instance, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) is an independent public corporation. Its resources must come solely from its commercial sales.
The current Constitution regards the separation of church and state, democracy, social welfare, and indivisibility as core principles of the French state. [3] [non-primary source needed] Charles de Gaulle was the main driving force in introducing the new constitution and inaugurating the Fifth Republic, while the text was drafted by Michel Debré.
The French constitution of 4 October 1958 was revised many times in its early years. Changes to this fundamental law have become more frequent since the 1990s, for two major reasons: public projects for institutional modernization; adaptation to European Union and other international law.
France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution Friday, a powerful message of support for women’s rights on International Women’s Day. Justice Minister Eric Dupond ...
France follows an inquisitorial model, where the judge leads the proceedings and the gathering of evidence, acting in the public interest to bring out the truth of a case. [42] This is contrasted with the adversarial model often seen in common law countries, where parties in the case play a primary role in the judicial process. [ 42 ]
Fundamental principles were mentioned in a budget law of 31 March 1931 (article 91) to characterize freedom of instruction. [] [2] [3] This was adopted as a compromise by deputies from the Popular Republican Movement (MRP) when writing the Constitution of the Fourth Republic, since the SFIO (socialist) and PCF (communist) deputies had declared themselves hostile to a constitutionalization of ...
The Constitution explicitly states that a referendum can be called only on a Government Bill "which deals with the organization of the public authorities, or with reforms relating to the economic or social policy of the Nation, and to the public services contributing thereto, or which provides for authorization to ratify a treaty which ...
The Constitutional Council (French: Conseil constitutionnel; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛj kɔ̃stitysjɔnɛl]) is the highest constitutional authority in France.It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 to ensure that constitutional principles and rules are upheld.