French constitutional laws of 1875
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Original title | (in French) Lois constitutionnelles de 1875 |
The Constitutional Laws of 1875 were the laws passed in
Third French Republic.[1][page needed
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The constitution laws could be roughly divided into three laws:
- The Act of 24 February 1875 – The organization of the Senate
- The Act of 25 February 1875 – The organization of government
- The Act of 16 July 1875 – The relationship between governments
At that time France was not defined or organized by a genuine
French Constitution of 1946
.
Historical context
Since the fall of the
French parliament
elected in 1871, to organize the state's provisional institutions:
- decree of 17 February 1871 appointing Adolphe Thiers as "chief of the executive power of the French Republic".[2]
- law of 31 August 1871 known as the "loi Rivet " [fr], appointing Thiers "President of the Republic" and specifying his powers.
- law of 15 February 1872, known as the Tréveneuc law, on the role of the departmental councils in the event of war.
- law of 13th March 1873, known as the "loi de Broglie " [fr], modifying the methods of communication between the President of the Republic and the National Assembly.
- law of 20 November 1873, known as the "loi du septennat", appointing Patrice de Mac Mahonto the presidency of the Republic for seven years.
Timeline of French constitutions
References
- Works cited
- Derfler, Leslie (1982). The Third French Republic, 1870-1940. Malabar, Fla.: R.E. Krieger. OCLC 8221815.
- "The Third Republic". Encyclopedia Britannica. 9 August 2023 [24 July 1998]. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- Citations
- ^ Derfler 1982.
- ^ EB 2023, The Third Republic.