Constitution of the Fifth French Republic 1958, as amended to 2008
Education
  • English
    The Nation guarantees equal access for children and adults to instruction, vocational training and culture. The provision of free, public and secular education at all levels is a duty of the State. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 13)
  • French
    La Nation garantit l'égal accès de l'enfant et de l'adulte à l'instruction, à la formation professionnelle et à la culture. L'organisation de l'enseignement public gratuit et laïque à tous les degrés est un devoir de l'Etat. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 13)
Education
  • English
    …
    Statutes shall also lay down the basic principles of:
    …
    - education;
    … (1958 Constitution, Art. 34)
  • French
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    La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
    …
    - de l'enseignement;
    … (Constitution 1958, Art. 34)
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Constitution of France 1958, as amended to 2008 (English). The constitutional order of France is made up of different texts. According to the Preamble of the 1958 Constitution: "The French people solemnly proclaim their attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789, confirmed and complemented by the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946, and to the rights and duties as defined in the Charter for the Environment of 2004." According to Art. 2 of the 1958 Constitution: "The language of the Republic shall be French. ..."

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Constitution of France 1958, as amended to 2008 (French).

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