Journal article

The Functions of the Law under the Watch of the Commander

Pages 21 to 37

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  • Couderc, M.
(2005). The Functions of the Law Under the Watch of the Commander. Pouvoirs, No 114(3), 21-37. https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.114.0021.

  • Couderc, Michel.
« The Functions of the Law under the Watch of the Commander ». Pouvoirs, 2005/3 No 114, 2005. p.21-37. CAIRN.INFO, droit.cairn.info/journal-pouvoirs-2005-3-page-21?lang=en.

  • COUDERC, Michel,
2005. The Functions of the Law under the Watch of the Commander. Pouvoirs, 2005/3 No 114, p.21-37. DOI : 10.3917/pouv.114.0021. URL : https://droit.cairn.info/journal-pouvoirs-2005-3-page-21?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.114.0021


English

The French passion for the law is going back to the Napoleonic model in reaction to the overabundance of legislative acts. The normative function of the law and its capacity to reflect a particular policy or to express social needs, are confronted with the precepts of Portalis, who watches over the legislative process like the statue of the Commander.

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