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The executive power has a dominant role in the overall system of government, which is yet another feature of this Constitution. Some of the more important powers vested into the Government are legislative initiative and delegated legislature which is exercised through enactment of ordinances with a legal power equivalent to acts of law. This provision of the Constitution demonstrates a rather strong power of the executive within the system of the governmental institutions. The Constitution has been subject to multiple changes during the period of the 5th Republic of France. The recent changes were adopted in 2008. Irrespective of these changes, the principal features of the Constitution such as the principles of democracy, governmental model of institutions, have not been subject to radical changes. Yet, in general, one can observe the relative growth in importance of the Parliament and the Government as collective body of government. The French Constitution is also particular in other respects. For instance, it contains an institute for organic laws, features of human rights catalogue, the Constitutional Council with a power of constitutional supervision, etc.

The executive power has a dominant role in the overall system of government, which is yet another feature of this Constitution. Some of the more important powers vested into the Government are legislative initiative and delegated legislature which is exercised through enactment of ordinances with a legal power equivalent to acts of law. This provision of the Constitution demonstrates a rather strong power of the executive within the system of the governmental institutions. The Constitution has been subject to multiple changes during the period of the 5th Republic of France. The recent changes were adopted in 2008. Irrespective of these changes, the principal features of the Constitution such as the principles of democracy, governmental model of institutions, have not been subject to radical changes. Yet, in general, one can observe the relative growth in importance of the Parliament and the Government as collective body of government. The French Constitution is also particular in other respects. For instance, it contains an institute for organic laws, features of human rights catalogue, the Constitutional Council with a power of constitutional supervision, etc.

This scientific study is the sequel of works from the Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law at Mykolas Romeris University, aimed at widening the knowledge about constitutions and democratic constitutionalism in the context of comparative constitutional law. It should be noted that after 11 March 1990 the independent Lithuanian state was restored, and no studies about constitutions of other countries or constitutional development experience in Europe and other regions of the world were published. The educational publication "Constitutions of Foreign Countries" was released in order to fill this gap, at least partially. The texts of the constitutions of the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (non-consolidated constitutions), the Finnish Republic, the Estonian Republic, the Latvian Republic, the Polish Republic, the United States of America and the Russian Federation were published within. The texts were translated from the respective foreign languages. Compilers of the publication wrote afterwards that it was sought to present the constitutions in the Lithuanian language which was very important in the awakening of constitutionalism, as well as the constitutions that expressed specific political and legal features in Europe. [.]

This scientific study is the sequel of works from the Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law at Mykolas Romeris University, aimed at widening the knowledge about constitutions and democratic constitutionalism in the context of comparative constitutional law. It should be noted that after 11 March 1990 the independent Lithuanian state was restored, and no studies about constitutions of other countries or constitutional development experience in Europe and other regions of the world were published. The educational publication "Constitutions of Foreign Countries" was released in order to fill this gap, at least partially. The texts of the constitutions of the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (non-consolidated constitutions), the Finnish Republic, the Estonian Republic, the Latvian Republic, the Polish Republic, the United States of America and the Russian Federation were published within. The texts were translated from the respective foreign languages. Compilers of the publication wrote afterwards that it was sought to present the constitutions in the Lithuanian language which was very important in the awakening of constitutionalism, as well as the constitutions that expressed specific political and legal features in Europe. [.]