Reviews statutes before promulgation on referral by the President, Prime Minister, chamber presidents or sixty parliamentarians, and since 2010 hears priority preliminary questions of constitutionality raised in litigation.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- constitutional
- Court type
- Constitutional council
- Jurisdiction
- National constitutional review and election supervision
- Seat
- Paris
- Established
- 1958
- Composition
- Nine members appointed for non-renewable nine-year terms, plus former Presidents
- Appointment
- Three each by the President of the Republic, the National Assembly and the Senate
Where an appeal goes next
Decisions bind all public authorities and are not appealable
Found something out of date on Constitutional Council?
Corrections are reviewed against the primary source before anything changes.