法國從1958年制定第五共和憲法至2008年歷經第五共和憲法第50周年的同時,法國以大幅度修改憲法來慶祝這部憲法成功運作半世紀。法國第五共和憲法的最初發展係以「優越之行政權」為目標,並以此為基礎來建立國民主權的優越地位,並藉由憲法委員會來控制立法權。隨後憲法委員會於實際運作中已逐漸成為人權維護者之角色。而2008年修憲就憲法委員會之變革方面,主要係賦予其擁有「事後審查」之權限,此意義在於憲法已使法國人民有提起釋憲之權利,本文即在此脈絡下探討其憲政定位。
France formulated 5th Republic constitution from 1958, 2008 is the 50th anniversary of the Fifth Republic Constitution. The original development goals of the French Fifth Republic Constitution is ”The supremacy of Executive power” to establish the supremacy of national sovereignty, and to control the legislative power by the Constitutional Council. There has revises the Constitutional Council in 2008 to give Council own the power of ”investigation after judgment”, this is give French people have right to bring up constitutional interpretation.