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- EnglishThe Constitutional Court is referred to [a matter], for opinion of conformity, before the promulgation of the organic laws or the implementation of the Internal Regulations of each Chamber of the Parliament.
… (Art. 179) - FrenchLa Cour constitutionnelle est saisie, pour avis de conformité, avant la promulgation des lois organiques ou la mise en application du règlement intérieur de chaque chambre du Parlement.
… (Art. 179)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishWithin the eight clear [francs] days that follow the adoption of a law, the President of the Republic, at least one-tenth of the Deputies or the Independent National Institution for Human Rights, may refer the Constitutional Court to [the matter] of a recourse looking to [visant] have it control the conformity of the law with the Constitution.
… (Art. 80) - FrenchDans les huit jours francs qui suivent l'adoption d'une loi, le président de la République, un dixième au moins des députés ou l'Institution Nationale Indépendante des Droits Humains, peuvent saisir la Cour constitutionnelle d'un recours visant à faire contrôler la conformité de la loi à la Constitution.
… (Art. 80)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Tribunal shall adjudicate regarding the following matters:
1. the conformity of statutes and international agreements to the Constitution;
2. the conformity of statutes to ratified international agreements whose ratification required prior consent granted by statute;
3. the conformity of legal provisions issued by central State organs to the Constitution, ratified international agreements and statutes;
4. the conformity to the Constitution of the purposes or activities of political parties;
5. complaints concerning constitutional infringements, as specified in Article 79, para. 1. (Art. 188) - PolishTrybunał Konstytucyjny orzeka w sprawach:
1. zgodności ustaw i umów międzynarodowych z Konstytucją,
2. zgodności ustaw z ratyfikowanymi umowami międzynarodowymi, których ratyfikacja wymagała uprzedniej zgody wyrażonej w ustawie,
3. zgodności przepisów prawa, wydawanych przez centralne organy państwowe, z Konstytucją, ratyfikowanymi umowami międzynarodowymi i ustawami,
4. zgodności z Konstytucją celów lub działalności partii politycznych,
5. skargi konstytucyjnej, o której mowa w art. 79 ust. 1. (Art. 188)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) Where any question as to the interpretation of this Constitution arises in any court of law established for Grenada (other than the Court of Appeal, the High Court or a court martial) and the court is of opinion that the question involves a substantial question of law, the court shall refer the question to the High Court.
… (Sec. 102)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The following entities - for limitation - shall the right to directly challenge at the Constitutional Court the constitutionality of the applicable laws and regulations:
a. The Senate.
b. The House of Representatives.
c. The Council of Ministers.
2. In the case viewed by courts, any of the parties of the case may raise the issue of the non-constitutionality; the court shall - if it finds that the plea is serious - refer it to the court specified by the law for the purposes of the determination of its referral to the Constitutional Court. (Art. 60) - Arabic1. للجهات التالية على سبيل الحصر حق الطعن مباشرة لدى المحكمة الدستورية في دستورية القوانين والأنظمة النافذة:
أ. مجلس الأعيان.
ب. مجلس النواب
ج. مجلس الوزراء.
2. في الدعوى المنظورة أمام المحاكم يجوز لأي من أطراف الدعوى إثارة الدفع بعدم الدستورية وعلى المحكمة إن وجدت أن الدفع جدياً تحيله إلى المحكمة التي يحددها القانون لغايات البت في أمر إحالته إلى المحكمة الدستورية. (المادة 60)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
Before their promulgation, the organic laws, the laws and the ordinances are obligatorily submitted by the President of the Republic to the High Constitutional Court which decides on their conformity with the Constitution.
… (Art. 117) - French
Avant leur promulgation, les lois organiques, les lois et les ordonnances sont soumises par le Président de la République à la Haute Cour Constitutionnelle qui statue sur leur conformité à la Constitution.
... (Art. 117)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court shall be an autonomous and independent state body which shall protect constitutionality and legality, as well as human and minority rights and freedoms.
The Constitutional Court decisions are final, enforceable and generally binding. (Art. 166) - Serbian CyrillicУставни суд је самосталан и независан државни орган који штити уставност и законитост и људска и мањинска права и слободе.
Одлуке Уставног суда су коначне, извршне и општеобавезујуће. (Члан 166)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to Her Majesty in Council as of right in the following cases-
…
c. final decisions in any civil, criminal or other proceedings on questions as to the interpretation of this Constitution;
… (Sec. 110)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
1. The Constitutional Court (Tsets) of Mongolia shall be an organ exercising supreme supervision over the enforcement of the Constitution, making judgement on the violation of its provisions, and resolving constitutional disputes. It shall be the guarantee for the strict observance of the Constitution.
… (Art. 64) - Mongolian
1. Монгол Улсын Үндсэн хуулийн цэц бол Үндсэн хуулийн биелэлтэд дээд хяналт тавих, түүний заалтыг зөрчсөн тухай дүгнэлт гаргах, маргааныг магадлан шийдвэрлэх бүрэн эрх бүхий байгууллага, Үндсэн хуулийг чандлан сахиулах баталгаа мөн.
… (Жаран дөрөвдүгээр зүйл)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court exercises the attributions which are devolved on it by the Articles of the Constitution and the provisions of the organic laws. It decides, moreover, on the regularity of the election of the members of Parliament and of the operations of referendum.
The organic laws before their promulgation and the regulations of the Chamber of Representatives and of the Chamber of Councilors, before their implementation, must be submitted to the Constitutional Court which decides on their conformity to the Constitution.
To the same ends, the laws, before their promulgation, may be deferred to the Constitutional Court by the King, the Head of Government, the President of the Chamber of Representatives, the President of the Chamber of Councilors, or by one-fifth of the members of the Chamber of Representatives or forty members of the Chamber of Councilors.
… (Art. 132) - Arabicتمارس المحكمة الدستورية الاختصاصات المسندة إليها بفصول الدستور، وبأحكام القوانين التنظيمية، وتبت في الاستفتاءات.
بالإضافة إلى ذلك في صحة انتخاب أعضاء البرلمان وعمليات الاستفتاء. تحال إلى المحكمة الدستورية القوانين التنظيمية قبل إصدار الأمر بتنفيذها، والأنظمة الداخلية لكل من مجلس النواب ومجلس المستشارين قبل الشروع في تطبيقها لتبتّ في مطابقتها للدستور.
يمكن للملك، وكذا لكل من رئيس الحكومة، أو رئيس مجلس النواب، أو رئيس مجلس المستشارين، أو خُمس أعضاء مجلس النواب، أو أربعين عضوا من أعضاء مجلس المستشارين، أن يحيلوا القوانين، قبل إصدار الأمر بتنفيذها، إلى المحكمة الدستورية، لتبت في مطابقتها للدستور.
... (الفصل 132)