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Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishIn addition to the issues that are directed to it by other Articles of the Constitution, the High Constitutional Court, within the conditions established by an organic law:
1°. decides on the conformity with the Constitution of the treaties, of the laws, of the ordinances, and of the autonomous regulations;
2°. rules on the conflicts of competence between two or more Institutions of the State or between the State and one or more Decentralized Territorial Collectivities or between two or more Decentralized Territorial Collectivities;
3°. decides on the conformity with the Constitution and with the organic laws, of the deliberations and of the regulatory acts adopted by the Decentralized Territorial Collectivities;
4°. decides on the disputes of the operations of referendum, of the election of the President of the Republic and of the elections of the Deputies and Senators;
5°. proclaims the official result of the presidential and legislative elections and of the consultations by referendum. (Art. 116) - FrenchOutre les questions qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la Haute Cour Constitutionnelle, dans les conditions fixées par une loi organique :
1° statue sur la conformité à la Constitution des traités, des lois, des ordonnances, et des règlements autonomes ;
2° règle les conflits de compétence entre deux ou plusieurs Institutions de l'Etat ou entre l'Etat et une ou plusieurs Collectivités Territoriales Décentralisées ou entre deux ou Collectivités Territoriales Décentralisées ;
3° statue sur la conformité à la Constitution et aux lois organiques, des actes à caractère législatif et réglementaires adoptés par les Collectivités Territoriales Décentralisées;
4° statue sur le contentieux des opérations de référendum, de l'élection du Président de la République et des élections des députés et sénateurs ;
5° proclame le résultat officiel des élections présidentielles, législatives et des consultations par référendum. (Art. 116)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishAll legislation passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly must be sent to the Guardian Council. The Guardian Council must review it within a maximum of ten days from its receipt with a view to ensuring its compatibility with the criteria of Islam and the Constitution. If it finds the legislation incompatible, it will return it to the Assembly for review. Otherwise the legislation will be deemed enforceable. (Art. 94)
- Persianکلیه مصوبات مجلس شورای اسلامی باید به شورای نگهبان فرستاده شود. شورای نگهبان موظف است آن را حداکثر ظرف ده روز از تاریخ وصول از نظر انطباق بر موازین اسلام و قانون اساسی مورد بررسی قرار دهد و چنانچه آن را مغایر ببیند برای تجدید نظر به مجلس بازگرداند. در غیر این صورت مصوبه قابل اجرا است. (اصل 94)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
[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(1) The Constitutional Court shall be the guarantor for the supremacy of the Constitution.
… (Art. 142) - Romanian(1) Curtea Constituţională este garantul supremaţiei Constituţiei.
… (Art. 142)
Jurisdiction and Access
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The organic laws may only be promulgated after the Constitutional Court has decided on their conformity with the Constitution. (Art. 85) - Arabic...
لا يمكن إصدار الأمر بتنفيذ القوانين التنظيمية، إلا بعد أن تصرح المحكمة الدستورية بمطابقتها للدستور (الفصل 85)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) The Federal Court shall, to the exclusion of any other court, have jurisdiction to determine in accordance with any rules of court regulating the exercise of such jurisdiction—
(a) any question whether a law made by Parliament or by the Legislature of a State is invalid on the ground that it makes provision with respect to a matter with respect to which Parliament or, as the case may be, the Legislature of the State has no power to make laws; and
(b) disputes on any other question between States or between the Federation and any State.
(2) Without prejudice to any appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Court, where in any proceedings before another court a question arises as to the effect of any provision of this Constitution, the Federal Court shall have jurisdiction (subject to any rules of court regulating the exercise of that jurisdiction) to determine the question and remit the case to the other court to be disposed of in accordance with the determination.
… (Art. 128) - Malay(1) Hanya Mahkamah Persekutuan sahaja, dan tidak mana-mana mahkamah lain, mempunyai bidang kuasa bagi memutuskan mengikut mana-mana kaedah mahkamah yang mengawal selia penjalanan bidang kuasa sedemikian—
(a) apa-apa soal sama ada sesuatu undang-undang yang dibuat oleh Parlimen atau Badan Perundangan sesuatu Negeri adalah tidak sah atas alasan bahawa undang-undang itu membuat peruntukan mengenai sesuatu perkara yang mengenainya Parlimen atau, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, Badan Perundangan Negeri itu tidak mempunyai kuasa untuk membuat undang-undang; dan
(b) pertikaian atas apa-apa soal lain antara Negeri dengan Negeri atau antara Persekutuan dengan mana-mana Negeri.
(2) Tanpa menjelaskan apa-apa bidang kuasa rayuan Mahkamah Persekutuan, jika dalam mana-mana prosiding di hadapan suatu mahkamah lain suatu soal berbangkit tentang kesan mana-mana peruntukan Perlembagaan ini, Mahkamah Persekutuan mempunyai bidang kuasa (tertakluk kepada mana-mana kaedah mahkamah yang mengawal selia perjalanan bidang kuasa itu) untuk memutuskan soal itu dan menghantar balik kes itu kepada mahkamah yang satu lagi untuk dibereskan mengikut keputusan itu.
… (Perkara 128)
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;
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Jurisdiction and Access
- English
(1) The Constitutional Court shall decide on a complaint against decision verifying or rejecting verification of the mandate of a Member of Parliament.
(2) The Constitutional Court shall decide whether the election of the President of the Slovak Republic, the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, and to the European Parliament have been held in conformity with the Constitution and the law.
(3) The Constitutional Court shall decide on complaints against the result of a referendum and complaint against the result of a plebiscite on the recall of President of the Slovak Republic.
(4) The Constitutional Court shall decide whether a decision dissolving a political party or movement or suspending political activities thereof is in conformity with the constitutional laws and other laws.
(5) The Constitutional Court shall decide on a prosecution by the National Council of the Slovak Republic against the President of the Slovak Republic in matters of wilful infringement of the Constitution or treason.
(6) The Constitutional Court shall decide on whether a decision on declaring an exceptional state or an emergency state and other decisions connected to this decision were issued in conformity with the Constitution and constitutional law.
(7) The decisions of the Constitutional Court according to the preceding paragraphs shall be binding for all bodies of public authority, natural persons or legal persons whom they concern. The respective body of public authority shall be obliged, without undue delay, to ensure their enforcement. Details shall be laid down by law. (Art. 129) - Slovak
(1) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o sťažnosti proti rozhodnutiu o overení alebo neoverení mandátu poslanca Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky.
(2) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o ústavnosti a zákonnosti volieb prezidenta Slovenskej republiky, volieb do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky a volieb do Európskeho parlamentu.
(3) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o sťažnostiach proti výsledku referenda a o sťažnostiach proti výsledku ľudového hlasovania o odvolaní prezidenta Slovenskej republiky.
(4) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o tom, či rozhodnutie o rozpustení alebo pozastavení činnosti politickej strany alebo politického hnutia je v zhode s ústavnými zákonmi a s inými zákonmi.
(5) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o obžalobe Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky proti prezidentovi Slovenskej republiky vo veci úmyselného porušenia ústavy alebo vlastizrady.
(6) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o tom, či rozhodnutie o vyhlásení výnimočného stavu alebo núdzového stavu a na toto rozhodnutie nadväzujúce ďalšie rozhodnutia boli vydané v súlade s ústavou alebo s ústavným zákonom.
(7) Rozhodnutia ústavného súdu podľa predchádzajúcich odsekov sú záväzné pre všetky orgány verejnej moci, fyzické osoby alebo právnické osoby, ktorých sa týkajú. Príslušný orgán verejnej moci je povinný bez zbytočného odkladu zabezpečiť ich vykonanie. Podrobnosti ustanoví zákon. (Čl. 129)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court emits opinions [avis] on the interpretation of the Constitution when it is referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic, by the president of the National Assembly, by the Prime Minister, or by one-tenth (1/10) of the deputies. (Art. 133)
- FrenchLa Cour constitutionnelle émet des avis sur l'interprétation de la Constitution lorsqu'elle est saisie par le Président de la République, le président de l'Assemblée nationale, le Premier ministre, ou un dixième (1/10) des députés. (Art. 133)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) Subject to this Article, the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from judgements, decrees, final orders or sentences of a High Court.
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from any judgement, decree, final order or sentence of a High Court-
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(f) if the High Court certifies that the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution.
… (Art. 185) - Urdu(ا) اس آرٹیکل کے تابع، عدالت عظمٰی کو کسی عدالت عالیہ کے صادر کردہ فیصلوں، ڈگریوں ، حتمی احکام یا سزاؤں کے خلاف اپیلوں کی سماعت کرنے اور ان پر فیصلہ صادر کرنے کا اختیار ہو گا۔
(۲) کسی عدالت عالیہ کے صادر کردہ کسی فیصلے، ڈگری، حتمی حکم یا سزا کے خلاف اپیل عدالت عظمٰی میں دائرکی جا سکے گی۔
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(و) اگر عدالت عالیہ اس امر کی تصدیق کر دے کہ مقدمے میں دستور کی تعبیر کے بارے میں کوئی اہم قانونی مسئلہ درپیش ہے۔
…(آرٹیکل ۱۸۵)