nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220120-163150-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220120s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220120-163150-0 doi eng 342 23 de Arriba-Sellier, Nathan Author aut What is Low isn’t Free Does raising tuition fees violate the French constitution? de Arriba-Sellier, Nathan Verfassungsblog 2022-01-20 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Emmanuel Macron’s proposition to raise university tuition fees in France was met with much criticism, including that it would be unconstitutional. Yet, French case law is not very clear on this point. A recent decision of the highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, opens a path for the government to dramatically increase tuition fees. That decision effectively amounted to overturning a landmark preliminary ruling of the French constitutional court, the Conseil Constitutionnel. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Conseil Constitutionnel Conseil d'Etat Emmanuel Macron Right to education Tuition Fees Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/what-is-low-isnt-free/ raw object