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Composition and Appointment
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The law will establish the form and procedures through open contest for the composition of the jurisdictional organs, observing the principle of parity of gender.
… (Art. 94) - Spanish…
La ley establecerá la forma y procedimientos mediante concursos abiertos para la integración de los órganos jurisdiccionales, observando el principio de paridad de género.
… (Art. 94)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court is [the] judge of the constitutionality of the laws and it guarantees the fundamental rights of the human person and the public freedoms.
It is the regulatory organ of the functioning of the institutions and of the activity of the Public Powers. (Art. 85) - FrenchLa Cour Constitutionnelle est juge de la constitutionnalité des lois et elle garantit les droits fondamentaux de la personne humaine et les libertés publiques.
Elle est l'organe régulateur du fonctionnement des institutions et de l'activité des Pouvoirs Publics. (Art. 85)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishA Guarantors’ Panel responsible for ensuring the constitutionality of rules is hereby established…
The Guarantors’ Panel shall:
a) verify the conformity of laws, of regulations having force of law, as well as of customary rules having force of law, with the fundamental principles of the constitutional order set forth or mentioned in this Law, upon direct request of at least twenty members of the Great and General Council, of the Congress of State, of five Township Councils, of a number of citizens making up at least 1.5% of the electorate resulting from the latest and definitive annual revision of the electoral lists, and with reference to proceedings pending before the Republic’s courts, upon request of judges or the parties involved;
b) in the cases envisaged by law, decide on the acceptability of referenda proposals;
c) decide in case of conflicts between constitutional bodies;
d) act as “Regency Syndicate”.
Additional functions may be established by a constitutional law. The constitutional law shall determine the responsibilities of the Guarantors’ Panel and of its single members.
… (Art. 16) - ItalianE' istituito il Collegio Garante della costituzionalita delle norme. …
Il Collegio Garante:
a) verifica, su richiesta diretta di almeno venti Consiglieri, del Congresso di Stato, di cinque Giunte di Castello, della Commissione per le Pari Opportunità, di un numero di cittadini elettori rappresentanti almeno l'1,5% del corpo elettorale quale risultante dall'ultima e definitiva revisione annuale delle liste elettorali, nonché nell'ambito di giudizi pendenti presso i Tribunali della Repubblica, su richiesta dei giudici o delle parti in causa, la rispondenza delle leggi, degli atti aventi forza di legge a contenuto normativo, nonché delle norme anche consuetudinarie aventi forza di legge, ai principi fondamentali dell'ordinamento di cui alla presente legge o da questa richiamati;
b) decide nei casi previsti dalla legge, sull'ammissibilità dei referendum;
c) decide sui conflitti fra organi costituzionali;
d) esercita il Sindacato sui Capitani Reggenti.
Con legge costituzionale potranno essere disposte ulteriori attribuzioni. La legge costituzionale determina il regime delle responsabilità del Collegio Garante e dei singoli membri.
… (Art. 16)
Jurisdiction and Access
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[The following] are attributions of the Supreme Court of Justice:
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3) To take cognizance of and to resolve the recourses of amparo for violation of rights established in the Constitution, in accordance with the Law of Constitutional Justice.
4) To take cognizance of and to resolve the recourses for unconstitutionality of the law.
... (Art. 164) - Spanish
Son atribuciones de la Corte Suprema de Justicia:
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3) Conocer y resolver los recursos de amparo por violación de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución, de acuerdo a la Ley de Justicia Constitucional.
4) Conocer y resolver los recursos por inconstitucionalidad de la ley.
... (Art. 164)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(c) The Supreme Court shall be the final authority on the interpretation of the Constitution, the law, or any other matter dealt with by a court of law. (Art. 145)
- Dhivehi(ނ) ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީ އާއި ޤާނޫނު މާނަކުރުމުގައި، އަދި ޝަރީޢަތުން ބަލާ އެނޫންވެސް މައްސަލަތަކުގައި ސިޕްރީމްކޯޓުން ނިންމާ ނިންމުމްކީ އެންމެ ފަހުގެ ނިންމުމުވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 145 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. Supreme Court decisions harmonising questions of law and other decisions made on grounds of unconstitutionality must be referred to the Constitutional Council in the following cases:
a. in the event of a refusal to apply any rule on grounds of its unconstitutionality;
b. when the Attorney General of the Republic or the Public Prosecution Service requests an abstract evaluation of the constitutionality or legality of a rule whose application has been refused, on grounds of unconstitutionality or illegality, by judicial decision from which there is no appeal.
2. The law shall regulate the rules on admissibility of appeals contemplated in this provision. (Art. 246) - Portuguese1. Devem ser remetidos obrigatoriamente para o Conselho Constitucional, os acórdãos e outras decisões com fundamento na inconstitucionalidade, nos seguintes casos:
a) quando se recuse a aplicação de qualquer norma com base na sua inconstitucionalidade;
b) quando o Procurador-Geral da República ou o Ministério Público solicite a apreciação abstracta da constitucionalidade ou da legalidade de qualquer norma, cuja aplicação tenha sido recusada, com a justificação de inconstitucionalidade ou ilegalidade, por decisão judicial insusceptível de recurso.
2. A lei regula o regime de admissão dos recursos previstos nesta disposição. (Art. 246)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishIf a court deciding some matter deems a law which it should apply to be unconstitutional, it must stay the proceedings and initiate proceedings before the Constitutional Court. The proceedings in the court may be continued after the Constitutional Court has issued its decision. (Art. 156)
- SloveneČe sodišče pri odločanju meni, da je zakon, ki bi ga moralo uporabiti, protiustaven, mora postopek prekiniti in začeti postopek pred ustavnim sodiščem. Postopek pred sodiščem se nadaljuje po odločitvi ustavnega sodišča. (156. Člen)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to Her Majesty in Council as of right in the following cases:
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(c) final decisions in any civil or criminal proceedings that involve a question as to the interpretation of this Constitution;
… (Sec. 99)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe law shall specify the competent judicial body for settling of disputes pertaining to the constitutionality of laws and regulations, define its powers and method of challenging and procedures to be followed before the said body. It shall also specify the consequences of judgment regarding unconstitutionality. (Art. 140)
- Arabicيعيّن القانون الجهة القضائية التي تختصّ بالفصل في المنازعات المتعلّقة بدستوريّة القوانين واللّوائح، ويبيّن صلاحياتها وكيفية الطّعن والإجراءات التي تتّبع أمامها، كما يبيّن القانون آثار الحكم بعدم الدستورية. (المادّة 140)
Jurisdiction and Access
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2. Questions of unconstitutionality may be raised officiously by the court, the Public Prosecutor or by either party.
3. Should the question of unconstitutionality be raised, the incident shall be filed separately with the Constitutional Court, which shall decide.
… (Art. 129) - Portuguese…
2. A questão da inconstitucionalidade pode ser levantada oficiosamente pelo tribunal, pelo Ministério Público ou por qualquer das partes.
3. Admitida a questão da inconstitucionalidade, o incidente sobe em separado para o Tribunal Constitucional, que decidirá.
… (Art. 129)