The Constitutional Prescription of Parliamentary Procedures in Gaullist France

Bibliographic Data

ID6301436
AuthorsWilliam G Andrews (corresponding author)
Year1978
Volume3
Issue3
Pages465
Publication date1978-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLegislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/439454
OpenAlexW2318325467
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

The 1958 French constitution included provisions designed to give the Government greater control over lawmaking and the legislative process in parliament. This study, which covers the Gaullist administrations of 1959-1974, examines the effects of these constitutional provisions on parliament. Many constitutional provisions were based on previous practice or previous parliamentary rules. Some of the provisions that were new were utilized by Gaullist administrations with significant effect, but many others were used little or not at all. The effectiveness of rules and procedures intended to strengthen the Government depended on the size of the Gaullist majority in parliament. Where it was decisive rather than marginal these provisions either worked better or were not even needed. The major effect of the constitutional changes has been to clarify, systematize, and legitimate executive-legislative relations in the French parliamentary system

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