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Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe following duties correspond to the National Assembly of People's Power:
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b. To issue a general and obligatory interpretation of the Constitution and the laws, in necessary cases, in correspondence with the procedure prescribed by the law;
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e. To ensure the constitutionality of the laws, decrees with the force of law, presidential decrees, decrees, and other general provisions in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the law;
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g. To completely or partially revoke decrees with the force of law, presidential decrees, decrees, agreements, and general provisions that contradict the Constitution or the laws;
h. To completely or partially revoke the agreements or rulings of the municipal assemblies of the People's Power that violate the Constitution,
… (Art. 108) - SpanishCorresponde a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular:
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b) dar a la Constitución y a las leyes, en caso necesario, una interpretación general y obligatoria, en correspondencia con el procedimiento previsto en la ley;
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e) ejercer el control de constitucionalidad sobre las leyes, decretos-leyes, decretos presidenciales, decretos y demás disposiciones generales, de conformidad con el procedimiento previsto en la ley;
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g) revocar total o parcialmente los decretos-leyes, decretos presidenciales, decretos, acuerdos o disposiciones generales que contradigan la Constitución o las leyes;
h) revocar total o parcialmente los acuerdos o disposiciones de las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular que contravengan la Constitución,
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Jurisdiction and Access
- English… The system of the Constitutional Court shall be:
1) to determine the conformity of laws, joint legal documents of the Majlisi Milli and Majlisi Namoyandagon, legal documents of the Majlisi Milli, the Majlisi Namoyandagon, the President, the Government, the Supreme Court, Supreme Economic Court, and other state and social authorities, as well as agreements that have not entered into force in Tajikistan to the Constitution.
2) to resolve disputes between the state power on their authority;
3) to implement other duties stipulated by the Constitution and laws.
The acts of the Constitutional Court shall be final. (Art. 89) - Russian... Полномочия Конституционного суда:
1) определение соответствия законов, совместных нормативных правовых актов Маджлиси милли и Маджлиси намояндагон, Президента, Правительства, Верховного Суда, Высшего экономического суда и других государственных и общественных органов, а также не вступивших в законную силу договоров Таджикистана Конституции;
2) разрешение споров между государственными органами относительно их компетенции;
3) исполнение других полномочий, определяемых Конституцией и законами.
Акты Конституционного суда являются окончательным. (Статья 89) - Tajik... Салоҳияти Суди конститутсионӣ:
1) муайян намудани мувофиѕати ѕонуніо, санадіои меъёрии іуѕуѕии якїояи Маїлиси миллњ ва Маїлиси намояндагон, Маїлиси миллњ, Маїлиси намояндагон. Президент, Іукумат, Суди Олњ, Суди Олии иѕтисодњ ва дигар маѕомоти давлатию їамъиятњ, шартномаіои ба ѕувваи ѕонун надаромадаи Тоїикистон ба Конститутсия;
2) ҳалли баҳсҳои байни мақомоти давлатӣ доир ба салоҳияти онҳо;
3) иҷрои ваколатҳои дигаре, ки Конститутсия ва қонунҳо муайян кардаанд.
Санадҳои Суди конститутсионӣ қатъист (Моддаи 89)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishWhen a case in a state or local court involves a substantial question requiring the interpretation of the Constitution, national law, or a treaty, on application of a party or on its own motion the court shall certify the question to the appellate division of the Supreme Court. The appellate division of the Supreme Court may decide on the case or remand it for further proceedings. (Art. XI, Sec. 8)
Jurisdiction and Access
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The international commitments, provided for in Articles 106 to 108 below must be deferred, before their ratification, to the Constitutional Court, either by the President of the Republic or by the Prime Minister, or by the President of the National Assembly, or one-tenth (1/10) of the Deputies, or by the President of the Senate or one-tenth (1/10) of the Senators.
… (Art. 87)4 - French
Les engagements internationaux prévus aux articles 113 à 115 ci-après doivent être déférés, avant leur ratification, à la Cour Constitutionnelle, soit par le Président de la République, soit par le Premier Ministre, soit par le Président de l'Assemblée Nationale ou un dixième (1/10e) des députés, soit par le Président du Sénat ou un dixième (1/10e) des sénateurs.
... (Art. 87)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court shall issue a prior and binding ruling of constitutionality in the following cases, in addition to those stipulated by the law:
1. International treaties, prior to their ratification by the National Assembly.
2. Calls to referendums nationwide or of decentralized autonomous governments.
3. Objections of unconstitutionality presented by the President of the Republic in the processing of drafting laws. (Art. 438) - SpanishLa Corte Constitucional emitirá dictamen previo y vinculante de constitucionalidad en los siguientes casos, además de los que determine la ley:
1. Tratados internacionales, previamente a su ratificación por parte de la Asamblea Nacional.
2. Convocatorias a consultas populares de carácter nacional o a nivel de los gobiernos autónomos descentralizados.
3. Objeciones de inconstitucionalidad presentadas por la Presidenta o Presidente de la República en el proceso de formación de las leyes. (Art. 438)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
1) define the compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan and resolutions of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees, resolutions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of the government, decisions of local bodies of state authority, interstate treaties and other obligations of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
2) conform the compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the constitutional laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan — until they are signed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan — until they are signed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan on their ratification;
3) conform the compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan with issues to be submitted to the referendum;
4) conform the compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Karakalpakstan to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, laws of the Republic of Karakalpakstan — to laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
5) interpret the norms of the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
6) consider the appeal of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, initiated by the courts, on compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, normative-legal acts subjects to application in concrete cases;
7) based on summarizing practices of the constitutional legal procedures, represent annually the information on a status of constitutional lawfulness to the Chambers of of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
8) hear other cases relating to its competence in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The citizens and legal entities shall have the right to apply to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan with a complaint about the compliance with the Constitution of the law applied to them by the court in a specific case, the consideration of which in court has been completed, and if all other remedies have been exhausted.
… (Art. 133) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyaviy sudi:
1) O‘zbekiston Respublikasi qonunlarining va O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi palatalari qarorlarining, O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti farmonlari, qarorlari va farmoyishlarining, hukumat, mahalliy davlat hokimiyati organlari qarorlarining, O‘zbekiston Respublikasi davlatlararo shartnomaviy va boshqa majburiyatlarining O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasiga muvofiqligini aniqlaydi;
2) O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti tomonidan imzolanguniga qadar — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi konstitutsiyaviy qonunlarining, ratifikatsiya qilish to‘g‘risidagi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi qonunlari O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti tomonidan imzolanguniga qadar — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi xalqaro shartnomalarining O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyasiga muvofiqligini aniqlaydi;
3) referendumga chiqarilayotgan masalalarning O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyasiga muvofiqligi to‘g‘risida xulosa beradi;
4) Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyasining O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasiga, Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi qonunlarining O‘zbekiston Respublikasining qonunlariga muvofiqligi to‘g‘risida xulosa beradi;
5) O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasi va qonunlari normalariga sharh beradi;
6) O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy sudining muayyan ishda qo‘llanilishi lozim bo‘lgan normativ-huquqiy hujjatlarning O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasiga muvofiqligi to‘g‘risida sudlar tashabbusi bilan kiritilgan murojaatini ko‘rib chiqadi;
7) konstitutsiyaviy sudlov ishlarini yuritish amaliyotini umumlashtirish natijalari yuzasidan har yili O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi palatalariga va O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidentiga mamlakatdagi konstitutsiyaviy qonuniylikning holati to‘g‘risida axborot taqdim etadi;
8) O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasi va qonunlari bilan berilgan vakolati doirasida boshqa ishlarni ko‘rib chiqadi.
Fuqarolar va yuridik shaxslar, agar sud orqali himoya qilishning boshqa barcha vositalaridan foydalanib bo‘lingan bo‘lsa, sudda ko‘rib chiqilishi tugallangan muayyan ishda sud tomonidan o‘ziga nisbatan qo‘llanilgan qonunning Konstitutsiyaga muvofiqligi to‘g‘risidagi shikoyat bilan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyaviy sudiga murojaat qilishga haqli.
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Jurisdiction and Access
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The Council of State gives its opinion on the bills and proposals of law as well as on the amendments which might be proposed.
If it considers that a bill or proposal of law includes provisions which are nonconform with the Constitution, with the international treaties to which the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a party, with the juridical acts of the European Union or with the general principles of law [droit], it mentions it in its opinion.
... (Art. 95)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) Every person has the right to institute court proceedings, claiming that this Constitution has been contravened, or is threatened with contravention.
(2) In addition to a person acting in their own interest, court proceedings under clause (1) may be instituted by—
(a) a person acting on behalf of another person who cannot act in their own name;
(b) a person acting as a member of, or in the interest of, a group or class of persons;
(c) a person acting in the public interest; or
(d) an association acting in the interest of one or more of its members. (Art. 258) - Swahili(1) Kila mtu ana haki ya kufungua kesi mahakamani, akidai kwamba Katiba hii imevunjwa, au inatishiwa kuvunjwa.
(2) Pamoja na mtu kufanya kwa maslahi yake binafsi, kesi za mahakamani chini ya ibara ya (1) zinaweza kufunguliwa na-
(a) mtu anayechukua hatua kwa niaba ya mtu mwingine ambaye hawezi kuchukua hatua kwa jina lake;
(b) mtu anayechukua hatua kama mshiriki, au kwa maslahi ya kikundi au tabaka la watu;
(c) mtu anayechukua hatua kwa maslahi ya umma; au
(d) chama kinachochukua hatua kwa maslahi ya mwanachama wake mmoja au zaidi. (Kifungu cha 258)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Council is an organ charged to assure the constitutionality of the laws. It is the judge of the constitutionality of the law, of the regulations and of the administrative acts of the Executive Power. Its decisions are not susceptible to any recourse. (Art. 190bis)
- FrenchLe Conseil Constitutionnel est un organe chargé d'assurer la constitutionnalité des lois. Il est juge de la constitutionnalité de la loi, des règlements et des actes administratifs du Pouvoir Exécutif. Ses décisions ne sont susceptibles d'aucun recours. (Art. 190bis)
Jurisdiction and Access
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The Constitutional Court pronounces whether state treaties are unlawful. Art. 140 shall apply to political, to law-modifying and to law-amending state treaties and to state treaties modifying the Treaty basis of the European Union, Art. 139 to all other state treaties with the following proviso,
... (Art. 140a) - German
Der Verfassungsgerichtshof erkennt über Rechtswidrigkeit von Staatsverträgen. Auf die politischen, gesetzändernden und gesetzesergänzenden Staatsverträge und auf die Staatsverträge, durch die die vertraglichen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union geändert werden, ist Art. 140, auf alle anderen Staatsverträge Art. 139 sinngemäß mit folgenden Maßgaben anzuwenden:
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