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The War Powers in French Constitutional Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2017

Elisabeth Zoller*
Affiliation:
University of Paris II

Abstract

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Peace Operations and the War Powers: A Comparitive Constitutional Assessment
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2015

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References

1 The parliamentary debate is reproduced in Orateurs de la RÉvolution FranÇaise, t.I: Les Constituants (1989).

2 The point is made by M. Hauriou, PrÉcis De Droit Constitutionnel 422 n.45 (1962).

3 For an account of the resignation of Lord Carrington in 1982 after the unexpected Argentine invasion ofthe Falkland Islands, see C. Turpin, British Government and the Constitution 432 33(2d 1990).

4 See the survey of French practice of international law by Charpentier in 24 AFDI 1133–36 (1978) and 28AFDI 1065 (1982).

5 Article 16 provides in part that “when the institutions of the Republic, the independence of the nation,the integrity of its territory or the fulfillment of its international commitments are threatened in a grave andimmediate manner,“ the President of the Republic—subject to certain procedural conditions—shall take themeasures commanded by the circumstances. Fr. Const., Art.16.

6 See, Elisabeth Zoller, Droit des Relations ExtÉrieures 85 (1992).

7 Maus, D, La pratique instilutionnelle française: ler Octobre 1990—31 Décembre 1990, 5 Revue FranÇaisede Droit Constitutionnel 91 (1991)Google Scholar.

8 See, Journal Officiel DÉbats, AssemblÉe Nationale, Dec. 12, 1990, at 6748.

9 See the commentary made by Dabezies on Article 35 in La Constitution de la RÉpubuque FranÇaise, Analyses et Commentaires 775–77 (F. Luchaire & G. Conac, eds., 2d ed. 1987).

10 See, Nolte, G Bundeswehreinsdtze in kollektiven Sicherheitssystem, Zum Urteil des Bundesverfassungsger-ichts vom 12. Mi 1994, 54 ZAöRV 652 755 (1994); see also, id. at 684 85 (English summary)Google Scholar.