Tribunate (France)
The tribunate was one of the two legislative organs of the French consulate constitution of 1799.
Development and skills
The tribunate was introduced in France after Napoléon's coup d'état of 18th Brumaire VIII (November 9th) by the constitution of 1799.
It consisted of 100 members and exercised the legislative power in addition to the corps legislatif (legislative body) with 300 members. However, the influence of these parliamentary chambers was very limited compared to the State Council (Senate) and the executive branch. The two chambers had no right to initiate legislation . This lay with the First Consul. The tribunate only had the right to discuss government bills. It was not allowed to vote. This was a matter for the corps legislatif , which in turn was not allowed to discuss laws. The members of both chambers were not elected, but appointed by the Senate.
In the first years of the consulate, however, numerous opponents of Bonaparte were still represented in the committee and used this opportunity to sometimes sharply criticize. Gradually, however, Napoleon had them removed from the assembly and replaced by compliant members.
By resolution of the Senate of May 18, 1804, the tribunate was redesigned in the course of the creation of the Empire . The greater part of its members was incorporated into the legislature, the general assemblies ceased and only three tribunal sections for the interior, the legislature and the finances remained. The body was finally eliminated on August 19, 1807. The tribunate sections were replaced by three commissions of the legislative body.
literature
- Volker Ullrich: Napoleon . Reinbek near Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-499-50646-7 , p. 51 f .