Relationship of international law and municipal law β Conduct of foreign relations β Treaty-making power β France β French Constitution β Article 54 β Constitutional review of exercise of treaty-making power β Treaty on European Union, 1992 (βMaastricht Treatyβ) β Compatibility with French Constitution
Treaties β Conclusion and operation β Constitutional limitations β Accession of France to Treaty on European Union, 1992 β Extension of powers of European Community β Compatibility with French Constitution β Whether special constitutional amendments required prior to ratification β Obligation for Member States to allow nationals of one Member State resident in another Member State to participate in municipal elections β Obligations for Member States inherent in operation of common monetary and exchange rate policy β Obligations for Member States inherent in operation of common visa policy for nationals of third States crossing the Community's external borders β Whether compliance with these obligations constituting limitation of national sovereignty β Scope of permissible transfer of sovereignty to European Community institutions under French Constitution
International organizations β European Community β Institutions β European Parliament β Legal nature β Whether forming part of institutional orders of Member States β Whether participating in exercise of national sovereignty β Extension of right to vote in elections for European Parliament to nationals of a Member State resident in another Member State β Whether subject to national constitutional review
Human rights β Procedure for enforcement β European Community β Scope of protection of human rights within the Community β Treaty on European Union, Article F(2) β European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 β Significance for the European Community β Importance of case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in securing respect for fundamental rights β General principles of Community law β Constitutional traditions common to Member States
Human rights β Procedure for enforcement β Rights under French Constitution β Rights under Treaty on European Union, Article F(2) β Complementary roles of Court of Justice of European Communities and national courts in securing respect for fundamental rights β Whether adequately guaranteeing rights and freedoms of citizens under French Constitution
Aliens β Acquisition of citizenship β European Community β Establishment of citizenship of European Union β Effect on nationals of one Member State resident in another Member State β Entitlement of such persons to vote in municipal elections β Entitlement of such persons to vote in elections to European Parliament
Aliens β Right of entry β European Community β Extension of powers under Treaty on European Union β Provisions for operation of common visa policy for nationals of third States crossing the Community's external borders
Economics, trade and finance β European Community β Economic and monetary union β Treaty on European Union, 1992 β Provisions for operation of common monetary and exchange rate policy β The law of France