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Date: 2000-07-08
FR: Netz/feinde von rinks & lechts-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Liberty Campaign] des momentanen Stands der Internet- Gesetzgebung in FR liest sich echt spaßig. Auch im Haupt- und Stammland der europäischen Ideologien wechseln plötzlich die altvertrauten Grenzen: der Feind deskommt abwechselnd von links und rechts. Members of Parliaments from three right wing parties (current opposition) have submitted the adopted law to the Constitutional Council (CC). This is the last possible step of the process (apart from revision in the framework of another draft law). The CC only examines if the law is compliant with the Constitution. In France, only the president, the prime minister, or a group of more than 60 members of the Parliament can submit a law to the CC (former president François Mitterand promised to open this possibility to citizens and civil society groups, but of course he did nothing such... But this is another story...) The text of the appeal lodged against the law doesn't mention the amendment we are interested in. It is rather focusing on very different matters, and invokes freedom of commerce and competition (it has been written but the ultraliberal party). BUT : the CC generally examines the whole text of the law submitted to it. This is our last chance with this law. If the CC says, as we claim, that the amendment is infringing the Constitution (since art 34 of the Constitution states that any provisions which may attempt to or limit civil liberties should be detailed in the law), then the consequences will be very good. If it says nothing about that, then the consequences will be very bad, including for the next information society law discussion. The appeal has been lodged on June 30th. Normally, the CC decision should occur within one month. The process is secret, in the sense that the members of the CC decide by themselves (this is not a trial). What is interesting is that the CC has suppressed in 1996 major provisions of the 'Fillon Amendment', which was an attempt to introduce Internet censorship in the telecommunication law. Article 34 of the Constitution was the basis of this decision by the CC. What is funny (?) is that in 1996, the government was right wing, and the appeal was lodged by socialists members of the Parliament. They were not really concerned with the Fillon amendment, but they wanted to get the gov into trouble with this law privatizing the telecom. Now this is exactly the same situation, only exchanging the players. Note that the right wing members of the Parliament were'nt against current Internet amendment. Rather the contrary. Next episode : the report on Internet coregulation. But for the moment I've to finish reviewing the thesis document of one of my students, who is ready to kill me if I don't do that _now_. -- Meryem Marzouki - Pages personnelles : http://asim.lip6.fr/~marzouki IRIS - 294 rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France Tel/Fax: +33(0)144749239 - http://www.iris.sgdg.org -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 2000-07-08 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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