the Constitutional Council will decide on the text on January 25, announces Laurent Fabius

The Wise Men will judge whether the text adopted in mid-December by Parliament is consistent with the Constitution.

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The President of the Constitutional Council, Laurent Fabius, October 4, 2023 in Paris.  (YOAN VALAT / AFP)

The Constitutional Council will decide on January 25 on the immigration bill, adopted in mid-December by Parliament, its president Laurent Fabius announced on Monday January 8, during the institution’s greetings to Emmanuel Macron. The Wise Men will judge whether the voted text is consistent with the Constitution.

The year 2024 also promises to be busy. On the contentious level, we will begin it by ruling (…) on four referrals concerning the immigration law, including yours, Mr. President.we can read in the speech given behind closed doors by Laurent Fabius.

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.


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