Between Legal Deficiencies and Political Restraint - The Prohibition of Political Parties in France

Traditionally, it is Germany, not France, which is presented as the model example of militant democracy. Among the various provisions of the German Basic Law, Article 21 (2), setting out the procedure for banning political parties, is perhaps one of the clearest expressions of the basic constitution...

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Main Author: Augustin Berthout
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Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/between-legal-deficiencies-and-political-restraint/
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description Traditionally, it is Germany, not France, which is presented as the model example of militant democracy. Among the various provisions of the German Basic Law, Article 21 (2), setting out the procedure for banning political parties, is perhaps one of the clearest expressions of the basic constitutional decision in favour of a streitbare Demokratie. Nevertheless, setting concepts aside and examining empirical data, it is interesting to note that Germany has banned fewer political parties than France since the end of the Second World War.
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Between Legal Deficiencies and Political Restraint - The Prohibition of Political Parties in France
Verfassungsblog
Comparative Constitutionalism
Conseil Constitutionnel
Conseil d'Etat
Militant Democracy
Parteiverbot
Party Ban
title Between Legal Deficiencies and Political Restraint - The Prohibition of Political Parties in France
title_full Between Legal Deficiencies and Political Restraint - The Prohibition of Political Parties in France
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title_short Between Legal Deficiencies and Political Restraint - The Prohibition of Political Parties in France
title_sort between legal deficiencies and political restraint the prohibition of political parties in france
topic Comparative Constitutionalism
Conseil Constitutionnel
Conseil d'Etat
Militant Democracy
Parteiverbot
Party Ban
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