Two main constitutional reforms have contributed to change this institutional framework. The 1974 constitutional reform has extended requests of judicial review to Deputies and Senators. In fact, this reform has introduced for major opposition parties the possibility to challenge laws passed by the majority. Since then, the CC has gained importance, and abstract judicial review has been extensively used by the opposition. The 2008 reform has introduced the possibility of concrete judicial review. Since this date, the CC has been able to strike down laws, which are already in force, if litigants contest their constitutionality during a trial (Questions Prioritaires de Constitutionnalité ). This procedure has become very popular in the past few years, which has considerably increased the power - and the amount of work- of the CC.
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