The Wise Men of the Constitutional Council will judge whether the text adopted in mid-December by Parliament is consistent with the Constitution.
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The Constitutional Council will decide on January 25 on the immigration law, adopted in mid-December by Parliament, announced Monday January 8 its president Laurent Fabius during the institution’s wishes to Emmanuel Macron. The Wise Men of the Constitutional Council will judge whether the voted text is consistent with the Constitution.
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“The year 2024 also promises to be busy. On the contentious level, we will begin it by ruling on January 25 on 4 referrals concerning the immigration law, including yours, Mr. President.we can read in the speech given behind closed doors by Laurent Fabius.
The Constitutional Council is not “a chamber of appeal for the choices of Parliament”
The president of Constitutional Council also criticized Emmanuel Macron on the rule of law during his speech, explaining that the institution is not “a chamber of appeal for the choices of Parliament, it is the judge of the constitutionality of laws”. “In an advanced democratic regime like ours, we can always modify the state of law but, to do this, we must always ensure that we respect the rule of law,” he added.
