Constitution of the Fifth French Republic 1958, as amended to 2008
Marriage and Family Life
  • English
    The Nation shall provide the individual and the family with the conditions necessary to their development. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 10)
  • French
    La Nation assure à l'individu et à la famille les conditions nécessaires à leur développement. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 10)
Marriage and Family Life
  • English
    It shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure.
    … (1946 Preamble, Sec. 11)
  • French
    Elle garantit à tous, notamment à l'enfant, à la mère et aux vieux travailleurs, la protection de la santé, la sécurité matérielle, le repos et les loisirs.
    … (Préambule 1946, Sec. 11)
Marriage and Family Life
  • English
    Statutes shall determine the rules concerning:
    …
    - … the status and capacity of persons, matrimonial property systems, inheritance and gifts;
    … (1958 Constitution, Art. 34)
  • French
    La loi fixe les règles concernant:
    …
    - … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et libéralités;
    … (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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