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Place a reform in context
Use dossiers and timelines to find the public debate and original texts.
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Move from an explanation to its reference document
- Explanatory page
- Understand a subject.
- Report or speech
- Find the cited document.
- Identify the consulted page’s format.
- Record the original document supporting your question.
- Keep its reference separately from the explanatory page.
Fictional example: Noe reads a policy summary. His dissertation concerns the report it mentions. He keeps both references and distinguishes the summary’s statements from the report’s conclusions.
Your useful record: Explanatory page, author and original-document reference.
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Editorial method informed by DILA — Présentation de Vie-publique. Documentation consulted on . Examples are fictional exercises, not results from a live service test.
Distinguish explanation, report and speech
Vie-publique combines institutional explainers, thematic files, public reports and speeches. Identify the document type before citing an argument: an explainer, commissioned report and public statement have different authors and purposes.
- Report
- Record author, commissioning body and original date.
- Speech
- Keep speaker, context and delivery date.
- Legislation overview
- DILA’s presentation distinguishes an overview of legislative developments.
Source: DILA — Présentation de Vie-publique · consulted on - Documentary formats
- Explanatory pages, reports and speeches serve different functions.
Source: DILA — Présentation de Vie-publique · consulted on
Does a speech describe an applicable measure?
Not necessarily. Find the published text and its status on Légifrance before concluding.
Initial profile documentation
Initial profile documentation consulted on . Added details carry their own source and consultation date above.
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