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Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishWhen the Executive Authority vetoes a bill as unconstitutional and the National Assembly by majority vote insists that it be adopted, the bill shall be sent to the Supreme Court for a decision on its constitutionality. If the Supreme Court's judgment declares the bill constitutional, the Executive Authority is obliged to approve it and have it promulgated. (Art. 171)
- SpanishCuando el Ejecutivo objetare un proyecto por inexequible y la Asamblea Nacional, por la mayoría expresada, insistiere en su adopción, aquél lo pasará a la Corte Suprema de Justicia para que decida sobre su inconstitucionalidad. El fallo de la Corte que declare el proyecto constitucional, obliga al Ejecutivo a sancionarlo y hacerlo promulgar. (Art. 171)
Jurisdiction and Access
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The Constitutional Council is the institution competent in constitutional and electoral matters. It is charged to decide on the constitutionality of the laws, of the ordinances as well as the conformity of the international treaties and agreements with the Constitution.
It interprets the provisions of the Constitution. It controls the regularity, the transparency and the sincerity of the referendum, of the presidential elections, legislative [elections] and is the judge of electoral disputes.
It proclaims the definitive results of the referendum, [and] of the presidential and legislative elections.
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Le Conseil constitutionnel est l'institution compétente en matière constitutionnelle et électorale. Il est chargé de statuer sur la constitutionnalité des lois, des ordonnances ainsi que la conformité des traités et accords internationaux avec la Constitution.
Il interprète les dispositions de la Constitution. Il contrôle la régularité, la transparence et la sincérité du référendum, des élections présidentielles, législatives et est juge du contentieux électoral.
Il proclame les résultats définitifs des élections présidentielles, législatives et locales.
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Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court decides by order [par arrêt], on:
- the constitutionality of the laws;
- the Internal Regulations of the National Assembly before their application and their modifications;
- the conflicts of attribution between the Institutions of the State.
The Constitutional Court is competent to decide on any question of interpretation and of application of the Constitution. (Art. 126) - FrenchLa Cour constitutionnelle se prononce par arrêt, sur :
- la constitutionnalité des lois ;
- le Règlement intérieur de l'Assemblée nationale avant sa mise en application et ses modifications ;
- les conflits d'attribution entre les institutions de l'Etat.
La Cour constitutionnelle est compétente pour statuer sur toute question d'interprétation et d'application de la Constitution. (Art. 126)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) If a court concludes that a law on whose validity its decision depends is unconstitutional, the proceedings shall be stayed, and a decision shall be obtained from the Land court with jurisdiction over constitutional disputes where the constitution of a Land is held to be violated, or from the Federal Constitutional Court where this Basic Law is held to be violated. This provision shall also apply where the Basic Law is held to be violated by Land law and where a Land law is held to be incompatible with a federal law.
(2) If, in the course of litigation, doubt exists whether a rule of international law is an integral part of federal law and whether it directly creates rights and duties for the individual (Article 25), the court shall obtain a decision from the Federal Constitutional Court.
(3) If the constitutional court of a Land, in interpreting this Basic Law, proposes to deviate from a decision of the Federal Constitutional Court or of the constitutional court of another Land, it shall obtain a decision from the Federal Constitutional Court. (Art. 100) - German(1) Hält ein Gericht ein Gesetz, auf dessen Gültigkeit es bei der Entscheidung ankommt, für verfassungswidrig, so ist das Verfahren auszusetzen und, wenn es sich um die Verletzung der Verfassung eines Landes handelt, die Entscheidung des für Verfassungsstreitigkeiten zuständigen Gerichtes des Landes, wenn es sich um die Verletzung dieses Grundgesetzes handelt, die Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes einzuholen. Dies gilt auch, wenn es sich um die Verletzung dieses Grundgesetzes durch Landesrecht oder um die Unvereinbarkeit eines Landesgesetzes mit einem Bundesgesetz handelt.
(2) Ist in einem Rechtsstreite zweifelhaft, ob eine Regel des Völkerrechtes Bestandteil des Bundesrechtes ist und ob sie unmittelbar Rechte und Pflichten für den Einzelnen erzeugt (Artikel 25), so hat das Gericht die Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes einzuholen.
(3) Will das Verfassungsgericht eines Landes bei der Auslegung des Grundgesetzes von einer Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes oder des Verfassungsgerichtes eines anderen Landes abweichen, so hat das Verfassungsgericht die Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes einzuholen. (Art. 100)
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 which involve a question as to the interpretation of this Constitution;
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Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The Public Prosecutor’s Office and persons who, in conformity with the law regulating the constitutionality review process, have legitimacy to file an appeal, shall have the right to appeal with the Constitutional Court.
2. The appeal referred to in the preceding paragraph may only be filed after resort to other appeals provided for in the law of the proceedings in which the judgment was handed down have been exhausted, and the appeal shall be limited to the question of unconstitutionality or illegality, as the case may be.
3. The appeal filed against the decisions referred to in subparagraph c) of paragraph 1 and in the first part of subparagraph a) of paragraph 2 of the preceding article shall be mandatorily filed with the Public Prosecutor’s Office. (Art. 282) - Portuguese1. Podem recorrer para o Tribunal Constitucional, o Ministério Público e as pessoas que, de acordo com a lei reguladora do processo de fiscalização da constitucionalidade, tenham legitimidade para interpor recurso.
2. O recurso referido no artigo anterior só pode ser interposto depois de esgotadas as vias de recurso estabelecidos na lei do processo em que foi proferida a decisão e é restrito à questão da inconstitucionalidade ou da ilegalidade, conforme o caso.
3. O recurso das decisões previstas na alínea c) do número 1 e da primeira parte da alínea a) do nº 2 do artigo antecedente é obrigatório para o Ministério Público. (Art. 282)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The Constitutional Court shall review and declare with general mandatory force:
a) The unconstitutionality of any rules;
b) The illegality of any provision of legislative acts on the grounds of infringement of a law of superior force;
c) The illegality of any legal rule of a regional legislative on the grounds of infringement of the Political and Administrative Statute of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe or of the general law of the Republic;
d) The illegality of any set of legal rules of legislatives issued by sovereign bodies on the grounds of infringement of the laws of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe enshrined in its Statute.
2. The Constitutional Court may be requested by the following officials to declare the unconstitutionality or the illegality, with general mandatory force:
a) The President of the Republic;
b) The Chairman of the National Assembly;
c) The Prime Minister;
d) The Attorney General of the Republic;
e) One tenth of the Deputies of the National Assembly;
f) The Regional Legislative Assembly and the President of the Regional Government of Príncipe.
3. The Constitutional Court shall review and furthermore declare, in general mandatory force, the unconstitutionality or illegality of any rule, so long as it has judged by it as unconstitutional or illegal in three concrete cases. (Art. 147) - Portuguese1. O Tribunal Constitucional aprecia e declara, com força obrigatória geral:
a) A inconstitucionalidade de quaisquer normas;
b) A ilegalidade de quaisquer normas constantes de actos legislativos com fundamento em violação da lei com valor reforçado;
c) A ilegalidade de quaisquer normas constantes de diploma regional com fundamento em violação do Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma do Príncipe ou de lei geral da República;
d) A ilegalidade de quaisquer normas constantes de diplomas emanados dos órgãos de soberania com fundamento em violação dos direitos da Região Autónoma do Príncipe consagrados no seu Estatuto.
2. Podem requerer ao Tribunal Constitucional a declaração da inconstitucionalidade ou de ilegalidade, com força obrigatória geral:
a) O Presidente da República;
b) O Presidente da Assembleia Nacional;
c) O Primeiro-Ministro;
d) O Procurador Geral da República;
e) Um décimo dos Deputados à Assembleia Nacional;
f) A Assembleia Legislativa Regional e o Presidente do Governo Regional do Príncipe.
3. O Tribunal Constitucional aprecia e declara ainda, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade ou a ilegalidade de qualquer norma, desde que tenha sido por ele julgada inconstitucional ou ilegal em três casos concretos. (Art. 147)
Jurisdiction and Access
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(2) Draft Constitutional laws shall be submitted to Parliament only alongside with the advisory opinion of the Constitutional Court adopted by a vote of at least 4 judges. (Art. 141) - Moldovian
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(2) Proiectele de legi constituţionale vor fi prezentate Parlamentului numai împreună cu avizul Curţii Constituţionale, adoptat cu votul a cel puţin 4 judecători. (Art. 141)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishAt the request of the Government, or courts, the Supreme Court shall review the laws, legislative decrees, international treaties as well as international covenants for their compliance with the Constitution and their interpretation in accordance with the law. (Art. 121)
- Dariبررسی مطابقت قوانین، فرامین تقنینی، معاهدات بین الدول و میثاق های بین المللی با قانون اساسی و تفسیر آنها بر اساس تقاضای حكومت و یا محاكم، مطابق به احكام قانون از صلاحیت ستره محكمه می باشد. (مادۀ ۱۲۱)
- Pashtoله اساسي قانون سره د قوانينو، تقنيني فرمانونو، بين الدول معاهدو او بين المللي ميثاقونو د مطابقت څېړل، د حكومت يا محاكمو په غوښتنه او د هغو تفسير د قانون له حكمونو سره سم د سترې محكمې صلاحيت دى. (۱۲۱ ماده)
Jurisdiction and Access
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The organic laws are those which have for [their] object specifying or completing the provisions relative to the organization or to the functioning of the Institutions, structures and systems specified or qualified as such by the Constitution.
They are voted and modified within the following conditions:
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- the organic laws can only be promulgated after the declaration by the Constitutional Council of their conformity with the Constitution. (Art. 102) - French
Les lois organiques sont celles qui ont pour objet de préciser ou de compléter les dispositions relatives à l’organisation ou au fonctionnement des Institutions, structures et systèmes prévus ou qualifiés comme tels par la Constitution.
Elles sont votées et modifiées dans les conditions suivantes :
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- les lois organiques ne peuvent être promulguées qu'après la déclaration par le Conseil constitutionnel de leur conformité à la Constitution. (Art. 102)