The principle of ojectivity in French administrative law

Abstract

In French administrative law, the principle of objectivity in itself hardly exists but does so under different names: the principle of equality, the principle of impartiality, the principle of neutrality, the principle of laïcité. This situation raises the problem of the legal value of the principle of objectivity. But, beyond this, we should highlight the different appearances of objectivity – which are many – both in the civil servants’ statutes and in everyday administrative action. In this light, the principle of objectivity is built through the formulation of an administrative deontology, the sanctioning of illegality and the liability in the event of lack of objectivity.