http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200402-012956-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/governing-through-fear-in-france/ Governing Through Fear in France - The Pandemic, Parliament and Citizens’ Rights in France Haguenau-Moizard, Catherine eng 2020-04-01 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 citizens rights Coronavirus parliamentary control State of Emergency Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The present pandemic affects our ways of life and acts as a magnifying glass: It helps us to see the main features of our political and legal systems better. In France, the Act of Parliament from March, 23 reveals a well-known feature of the French fifth Republic: Parliament is not considered as a major political institution. Furthermore, it reveals yet again that the state of emergency has become common since 2015.