Public Force

Public Force

The Public Force, in French "Force Publique", is a concept found in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789." Article XIII - For the maintenance of the public force and for the expenditures of administration, a common contribution is indispensable; it must be equally distributed between all the citizens, by reason of their faculties [i.e., ability to pay] ."The concept was also used in other countries, e.g. in Thomas Jefferson's Sixth State of the Union Address.

Police or Military useage

"Force Publique" was the title of the colonial army and gendarmerie of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo from 1885-1960 ("see: Public Force (Congo)"). The term has been used as a designation for police or military forces in other countries, e.g. Panama, and is used as a conceptual term in several countries, e.g. France, Morocco.


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