00:00The law of April 27 to May 25, 1791, concerning the organization of the ministry, is a law of the
00:06French Revolution.
00:08Development
00:08The law consists of a decree adopted by the Constituent Assembly on April 27, 1791, and sanctioned by Louis XVI on
00:15May 25th.
00:17Content
00:18The law abolishes the four existing Secretaries of State to the King, namely, the Secretary of State for War,
00:24that of the navy, that of foreign affairs and that of the king's household.
00:27She substituted six ministers for them, namely, the minister of justice, the minister of war, the minister of the navy,
00:35that of the interior, and that of public contributions and revenues.
00:38By stipulating that "there shall be no prime minister", Article 13 excludes the preponderance of
00:44'a first or principal minister of state.
00:46The law abolishes the King's Council.
00:48Under the name of Council of State, it replaces the Council of Ministers.
00:52In matters of administrative litigation in France, it transfers to this Council of State the jurisdiction to rule on "
00:59claims of incompetence with regard to administrative bodies” that the law of October 7-14, 1790
01:05had been attributed to the king as "head of the general administration" of the kingdom.
01:10Indeed, Article 17, Paragraph 2, grants this Council the power to annul irregular administrative acts.
01:17And above all, Article 17, Paragraph 1, grants it jurisdictional power over matters falling under the purview of local administrators and
01:25on "all other parts of the general administration" of the kingdom.
01:29The law recognizes autonomous regulatory power for ministers as "heads of departments" comprising their respective departments.
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