nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220603-182359-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220603s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220603-182359-0 doi eng 342 23 Perroud, Thomas Author aut The French Constitutional Council’s Problem with Impartiality - The Constitutional Council's “Association La Sphinx” decision of 1 April 2022 Perroud, Thomas Verfassungsblog 2022-06-03 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier If only one example was needed to show the oligarchic nature of the French political system and the limited power of civil society, the game of musical chairs that was played between the Government and the Constitutional Council in the decision “Association La Sphinx” would be perfect. Two ministers directly involved in the drafting of the challenged policy were also judging the constitutionality of the legislative provisions they themselves brought forward. The Constitutional Council’s rules of procedure dismiss impartiality concerns in such cases. This management of conflicts of interests in this court is unacceptable. CC BY-SA 4.0 France French Constitutional Council impartiality Graefe, Jérôme Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-french-constitutional-councils-problem-with-impartiality/ raw object