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Sieyès's Constitutional Jury proposal fails

When
June 1795
Where
Convention debates, Paris
Part of
Constitution of the Year III

Sieyès proposed a Constitutional Jury to review the constitutionality of laws; it was rejected but later inspired the Conservative Senate.

While the draft was being discussed, Sieyès wished to implement control of the constitutionality of laws through a "Constitutional Jury" (Jury constitutionnaire). Despite his defending the idea in June 1795, it was not adopted, though it later became the basis of the Conservative Senate (Sénat conservateur) of the Consulate.

Sources

  1. Constitution of the Year III Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15

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