Constitutional Council (France)
The Government of France consists of an executive branch (President of the Republic, Prime Minister, ministers, and their services and affiliated organizations), a legislative branch (both houses of Parliament), and a judicial branch. The judicial branch is, unlike for instance the federal judiciary of the United States under the Supreme Court, not organized into a single hierarchy (administrative courts fall under the Council of State, civil and criminal courts under the Court of Cassation), and some of its entities also have advisory functions. For historical reasons there has long been a hostility to having anything resembling a "Supreme Court"—that is, a powerful court able to quash legislation. Whether the Council is a court is a subject of academic discussion, but some scholars consider it the supreme court of France.
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Public law is law that governs the relationship between people and the State, and it is composed of three types: constitutional law, criminal law, and administrative law. "Constitutional law" is the body of law that governs the principles and powers of the government, and the relationships between the different parts of the government. "Criminal law" is law that restricts conduct that threatens safety and welfare of society or the State. "Administrative law" is law that regulates the operation and procedures of government agencies. The judicial branch is the branch of government that interprets the laws, and its body of laws is called case law.