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Law of France. French law has a dual jurisdictional system comprising private law ( droit privé ), also known as judicial law, and public law ( droit public ). [ 1][ 2] Judicial law includes, in particular: Public law includes, in particular: Together, in practical terms, these four areas of law (civil, criminal, administrative and ...
The Napoleonic Code ( French: Code Napoléon ), officially the Civil Code of the French ( French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil ), is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force in France, although heavily and frequently amended since its inception. [ 1]
The Charter of the French Language (French: La charte de la langue française ), also known as Bill 101 ( French: Loi 101 ), is a law in the Canadian province of Quebec defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government. It is the central piece of legislation that forms Quebec ...
The Constitution of the Fifth Republic of France (1958) Article 49 of the French Constitution is an article of the French Constitution, the fundamental law of the Fifth French Republic. [1] [2] It sets out and structures the political responsibility of the government (the executive branch) towards the parliament (legislative branch).
The French Constitution established a semi-presidential system of government, with two competing readings. [ 5] On one hand, the executive branch has both a president of the republic and a prime minister, which is commonly seen in parliamentary systems with a symbolic president and a prime minister who directs the government. [ 5]
Language policy in France. France has one official language, the French language. The French government does not regulate the choice of language in publications by individuals, but the use of French is required by law in commercial and workplace communications. In addition to mandating the use of French in the territory of the Republic, the ...
The Law as published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française. The Toubon Law (full name: law 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to usage of the French language) is a French law mandating the use of the French language in official government publications, in all advertisements, in all workplaces, in commercial contracts, in some other commercial communication contexts, in all ...
Code pénal (France) The Code pénal is the codification of French criminal law (droit pénal). It took effect March 1, 1994 and replaced the French Penal Code of 1810, which had until then been in effect. This in turn has become known as the "old penal code" in the rare decisions that still need to apply it.