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  • 3 - Courts and Judges

  • John Bell, University of Cambridge, François Lichère, Université Lyon III
  • Book:
    Contemporary French Administrative Law
    Published online:
    24 February 2022
    Print publication:
    03 March 2022, pp 61-89
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    The separation of French administrative courts and French administrative judges from the ordinary courts and judges predates the Revolution. As the activities of the public administration have grown, so has litigation against it. This has led to an increasing diversity of administrative courts and a narrowing of the judicial role of the Conseil d’Etat principally to questions of law. The Conseil d’Etat continues to perform a consultative role in providing legal advice to the government, especially on legislation. It also has a supervisory role over the work of other administrative courts. The background of members of the Conseil d’Etat is less legal than that of the lower administrative courts and their career path is more diverse, going well beyond judicial functions. These features are distinctive compared with administrative judiciaries in other countries.