Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay 1992, as amended to 2011
Jurisdiction and Access
  • English

    The Supreme Court of Justice has the faculty to declare the unconstitutionality of the juridical norms and of the judicial resolutions, in the manner and to the extent [alcances] established in this Constitution and in the law. (Art. 132)

  • Spanish

    La corte suprema de Justicia tiene facultad para declarar la inconstitucionalidad de las normas jurídicas y de las resoluciones judiciales, en la forma y con los alcances establecidos en esta Constitución y en la ley. (Art. 132)

Jurisdiction and Access
  • English

    [The following] are duties and attributions of the Supreme Court of Justice:
    …
    5. to take cognizance [conocer] and to decide [resolver] on unconstitutionality;
    … (Art. 259)

  • Spanish

    Son deberes y atribuciones de la Corte Suprema de Justicia:
    …
    5. conocer y resolver sobre inconstitucionalidad;
    … (Art. 259)

Jurisdiction and Access
  • English

    [The following] are duties and attributions of the Constitutional Chamber:
    1. to take cognizance [conocer] and to decide [resolver] on the unconstitutionality of the laws and of other normative instruments, declaring the inapplicability of the provisions contrary to this Constitution in each concrete case and in decision [fallo] that will only be effective in relation with that case, and
    2. to decide on the unconstitutionality of the definitive or interlocutory sentences, declaring the nullity of those that result [as being] contrary to this Constitution.
    The proceeding may be initiated by [an] action before the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, and by way [vía] of an excepción [pleadings of exception] in any instance, in which case the prior records [antecedentes] will rise [se elevarán] to the Court. (Art. 260)

  • Spanish

    Son deberes y atribuciones de la Sala Constitucional:
    1. conocer y resolver sobre la inconstitucionalidad de las leyes y de otros instrumentos normativos, declarando la inaplicabilidad de las disposiciones contrarias a esta Constitución en cada caso concreto, y en fallo que sólo tendrá efecto con relación a este caso, y
    2. decidir sobre la inconstitucionalidad de las sentencias definitivas o interlocutorias, declarando la nulidad de las que resulten contrarias a esta Constitución.
    El procedimiento podrá iniciarse por acción ante la Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, y por vía de la excepción en cualquier instancia, en cuyo caso se elevarán los antecedentes a la Corte. (Art. 260)

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Chapter XII on Constitutional Guarantees.