Raphaël Hadas-Lebel
The 101 Words of Democracy Publication date : July 1, 2002
An important constitutional issue is at stake in the upcoming French elections whatever the outcome. Will aligning the presidential term of office with that of parliamentary representatives make France slip into a presidential regime?
The considerable information provided in this book will give readers the opportunity to seriously reflect on this question, as well as on many related issues.
The book includes a detailed introduction on the French Constitution of 1958. It examines how it has been put into practice for nearly half a century, appraises its strengths and weaknesses, and examines its future. This is followed by a dictionary of 101 concepts such as absenteeism, alternation, no-confidence vote, constitutional council and dissolution.
Each item is developed using a threefold approach: historical, comparative (especially in relation with other European countries, with the object of furthering the discussion about a common European constitution), and cross-disciplinary (covering political sociology and history, as well as constitutional, administrative and European law).
The goal of this book is to encourage the French to like their institutions a bit better.
Raphaël Hadas-Lebel is a member of the French Council of State and teaches at Sciences Politiques.
The considerable information provided in this book will give readers the opportunity to seriously reflect on this question, as well as on many related issues.
The book includes a detailed introduction on the French Constitution of 1958. It examines how it has been put into practice for nearly half a century, appraises its strengths and weaknesses, and examines its future. This is followed by a dictionary of 101 concepts such as absenteeism, alternation, no-confidence vote, constitutional council and dissolution.
Each item is developed using a threefold approach: historical, comparative (especially in relation with other European countries, with the object of furthering the discussion about a common European constitution), and cross-disciplinary (covering political sociology and history, as well as constitutional, administrative and European law).
The goal of this book is to encourage the French to like their institutions a bit better.
Raphaël Hadas-Lebel is a member of the French Council of State and teaches at Sciences Politiques.