While since the 19th century the judicial review that the Constitutional Council brings to bear on the acts of the executive branch has played an increasingly large role, the politicians that framed the successive French institutions have long been reluctant to have the judiciary review legislation.
当自从19世纪宪法委员会带来的对行政分支产生影响的司法检查扮演逐渐变大的角色时，构建相继的法国机构的政治家们一直不愿意让立法接受司法检查。