Constitution of the Fifth French Republic 1958, as amended to 2008
Religious Law
  • English
    France shall be an indivisible, secular, democratic and social Republic.
    … (1958 Constitution, Art. 1)
  • French
    La France est une République indivisible, laïque, démocratique et sociale.
    … (Constitution 1958, Art. 1er)
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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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