在法国,专职从事宪法学研究的学术机构主要有十四所,遍及各个地区。~①各机构的主要负责人均为法国学术界较具影响力的宪法学家。法国宪法学研究的前沿问题大抵也是由这些机构发起并展开。法国也设有与中国宪法学会相类似的机构,即法国宪法学联合会(l’association francaise de droit constitutionel)。该机构每年都会组织一些研讨会, In France, there are 14 academic institutions engaged in full-time constitutional studies, covering all regions. ~ ① The chief persons in charge of each institution are the most influential constitutional scholars in French academia. The forefront of French constitutional law research is probably initiated by these agencies and launched. France also has a body similar to the Chinese Constitutional Institute, the l’association francaise de droit constitutionel. The agency organizes a number of seminars each year,