Journal article
The Council of State at the Centre of the State
Pages 5 to 17
Cite this article
- CHEVALLIER, Jacques,
- Chevallier, Jacques.
- Chevallier, J.
https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.123.0005
Cite this article
- Chevallier, J.
- Chevallier, Jacques.
- CHEVALLIER, Jacques,
https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.123.0005
English
As guarantor of the identity of the State in France, the Council of State seems to occupy a central position which leads it to monitor the current process of transformation of the state. This central position illustrates the complex equilibrium established between a state construction of which the Council is a keystone and a political logic resulting from democratic mechanisms.