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Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Supreme Court is the court of last resort with power to determine the constitutionality of any law, order, regulation or official act. (Art. 81)
- Japanese最高裁判所は、一切の法律、命令、規則又は処分が憲法に適合するかしないかを決定する権限を有する終審裁判所である。(第81条)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
Everyone shall be entitled to jurisdictional protection of subjective rights and legitimate interests before the competent ordinary and administrative courts and before the Panel responsible for guaranteeing the constitutionality of any rule.
… (Art. 15) - Italian
E' garantita la tutela giurisdizionale dei diritti soggettivi e degli interessi legittimi davanti agli organi della giurisdizione ordinaria, amministrativa e d'innanzi al Collegio Garante della costituzionalità delle norme.
… (Art. 15)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishAny person party [partie] to a process may raise the unconstitutionality of a law before any jurisdiction, by way of pleadings [exception]. This [jurisdiction] must postpone [surseoir] [its] decision until the decision of the Constitutional Court, which must intervene within a time period of thirty (30) days.
… (Art. 132) - FrenchToute personne partie à un procès peut soulever l'inconstitutionnalité d'une loi devant toute juridiction, par voie d'exception. Celle-ci doit surseoir à statuer jusqu'à la décision de la Cour constitutionnelle, qui doit intervenir dans un délai de trente (30) jours.
... (Art. 132)