Article 87
The Treaties or Agreements regularly ratified have, on their publication, an authority superior
to that of the laws, provided, for each Treaty or Agreement, that it is applied by the other
party.
TITLE VII
OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL
Article 88
The Constitutional Council is [the] judge of the constitutionality of the law. It is the regulating
organ of the functioning of the public powers.
Article 89
The Constitutional Council is composed:
— of a President;
— of the former [anciens] Presidents of the Republic, except [on] express renunciation on
their part;
— of six councillors[,] of which three are designated by the President of the Republic and
three by the President of the National Assembly.
The Constitutional Council is renewed by halves every three years.
Article 90
The President of the Constitutional Council is appointed by the President of the Republic for a
term of six years, non-renewable, from among persons recognized for their competence in
juridical or administrative matters. Before his entry into his functions, he takes an oath before
the President of the Republic in these terms:
“I swear to well and faithfully fulfill my function, to exercise it with all independence and in
all impartiality with respect of the Constitution, to maintain [garder] the secrecy of the
deliberations and of the votes, the same after the cessation of my functions, to take no public
position in the political, economic or social domains, to give no consultations of private
character [titre] on the issues relevant to the competence of the Constitutional Council.”
Article 91
The Councillors are appointed for a non-renewable term of six years by the President of the
Republic from among persons recognized for their competence in juridical or administrative
matters. Before entry into their functions, they take an oath before the President of the
Constitutional Council, in these terms: