The French Constitutional Council’s Problem with Impartiality - The Constitutional Council's “Association La Sphinx” decision of 1 April 2022 Perroud, Thomas Author aut Graefe, Jérôme Author aut Text xx# 2022 Verfassungsblog 2022-06-03 eng
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 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 Perroud, Thomas France French Constitutional Council impartiality 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-french-constitutional-councils-problem-with-impartiality/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.17176/20220603-182359-0 220603 10.17176/20220603-182359-0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)