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Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe Supreme Court of the Republic of Sri Lanka shall be the highest and final superior Court of record in the Republic and shall subject to the provisions of the Constitution exercise –
(a) jurisdiction in respect of constitutional matters;
(b) jurisdiction for the protection of fundamental rights;
(c) final appellate jurisdiction;
(d) consultative jurisdiction;
(e) jurisdiction in election petitions;
(f) jurisdiction in respect of any breach of the privileges of Parliament; and
(g) jurisdiction in respect of such other matters which Parliament may by law vest or ordain. (Art. 118) - Sinhalaශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජයේ ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය ජනරජයේ උත්තරීතම සහ අවසානාත්මක ලේඛනෝපගත කිරීමේ ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ අධිකරණය වන අතර ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධානවලට යටත්ව, මෙහි පහත දැක්වෙන ආකාරයේ වූ අධිකරණ බලය ක්රියාත්මක කරන්නේ ය. එනම් :-
(අ) පනත් කෙටුම්පත්වල ව්යවස්ථානුකූලත්වය සම්බන්ධයෙන් වූ අධිකරණ බලය;
(ආ) මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කිරීම සඳහා වූ අධිකරණ බලය;
(ඇ) අවසාන අභියාචනාධිකරණ බලය;
(ඈ) උපදේශක අධිකරණ බලය;
(ඉ) ඡන්ද පෙත්සම් සම්බන්ධයෙන් වූ අධිකරණ බලය;
(ඊ) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ යම් වරප්රසාද කඩකිරීමක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් අධිකරණ බලය; සහ
(උ) පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් නීතියෙන් පවරනු ලබන හෝ නියම කරනු ලබන වෙනත් කාරණා සම්බන්ධයෙන් වූ අධිකරණ බලය. (118 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. Supreme Court decisions harmonising questions of law and other decisions made on grounds of unconstitutionality must be referred to the Constitutional Council in the following cases:
a. in the event of a refusal to apply any rule on grounds of its unconstitutionality;
b. when the Attorney General of the Republic or the Public Prosecution Service requests an abstract evaluation of the constitutionality or legality of a rule whose application has been refused, on grounds of unconstitutionality or illegality, by judicial decision from which there is no appeal.
2. The law shall regulate the rules on admissibility of appeals contemplated in this provision. (Art. 246) - Portuguese1. Devem ser remetidos obrigatoriamente para o Conselho Constitucional, os acórdãos e outras decisões com fundamento na inconstitucionalidade, nos seguintes casos:
a) quando se recuse a aplicação de qualquer norma com base na sua inconstitucionalidade;
b) quando o Procurador-Geral da República ou o Ministério Público solicite a apreciação abstracta da constitucionalidade ou da legalidade de qualquer norma, cuja aplicação tenha sido recusada, com a justificação de inconstitucionalidade ou ilegalidade, por decisão judicial insusceptível de recurso.
2. A lei regula o regime de admissão dos recursos previstos nesta disposição. (Art. 246)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, if any person alleges that any provision of this Constitution (other than Chapter II) has been contravened and that his interests are being or are likely to be affected by such contravention, then, without prejudice to any other action with respect to the same matter which is lawfully available, that person may apply to the High Court for a declaration and for relief under this section.
2. The High Court shall have jurisdiction, in any application made by any person under the preceding subsection or in any other proceedings lawfully brought before the Court, to determine whether any provision of this Constitution (other than Chapter II) has been contravened and to make a declaration accordingly:...
3. Where the High Court makes a declaration under the preceding subsection that any provision of this Constitution has been contravened and the person by whom the application under subsection (1) of this section was made or, in the case of other proceedings before the Court, the party in those proceedings in respect of whom the declaration is made, seeks relief, the High Court may grant to that person such remedy, being a remedy available against any person in any proceedings in the High Court under any law in force in Kiribati, as the Court considers appropriate.
...
5. The High Court shall have jurisdiction to make a declaration as to whether any Bill referred to it by the Beretitenti under section 66(5) of this Constitution, if assented to, would be inconsistent with this Constitution.
6. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the High Court shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine any question as to the interpretation of this Constitution:Provided that the following authorities only are entitled to make application to the High Court under this subsection—
a. the Beretitenti, acting in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet;
b. the Attorney-General; and
c. the Speaker. (Sec. 88)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 36 of this Constitution, an appeal shall lie from decisions of the High Court to the Court of Appeal as of right in the following cases-
a. final decision in any civil or criminal proceedings on questions as to the interpretation of this Constitution;
b. final decisions given in exercise of the jurisdiction conferred on the High Court by section 16 of this Constitution (which relates to the enforcement of the fundamental rights and freedoms); and
c. such other cases as may be prescribed by Parliament. (Sec. 98)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The Supreme Court of Justice has jurisdiction to hear appeals against any of the following court decisions:
a) Decisions refusing to apply a legal rule on the grounds of unconstitutionality;
b) Decisions applying a legal rule the constitutionality of which was challenged during the proceedings.
2. An appeal under paragraph (1) (b) may be brought only by the party who raised the question of unconstitutionality.
3. The regime for filing appeals shall be regulated by law. (Sec. 152) - Tetum1. Tribunál Supremu Justisa nian mak nu’udar sadik-fatin, hasoru desizaun husi tribunál sira:
a) Hodi lakohi hala’o norma ruma ho fundamentu katak latuir Lei-Inan;
b) Tan hala’o norma ne’ebé latuir Lei-Inan, foin mak hatene wainhira iha tiha prosesu laran.
2. Sadik lia tuir alinea b), hosi numeru liubá ne’e, bele de’it mosu husi ema ne’ebé foti-lia kona-ba lala’ok latuir Lei-Inan.
3. Lei maka regula kona-ba oinsá atu simu lia kesar-sadik sira. (Art. 152) - Portuguese1. Cabe recurso para o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça das decisões dos tribunais:
a) Que recusem a aplicação de qualquer norma com fundamento na sua inconstitucionalidade;
b) Que apliquem normas cuja inconstitucionalidade tenha sido suscitada durante o processo.
2. O recurso previsto na alínea b) do número anterior só pode ser interposto pela parte que tenha suscitado a questão da inconstitucionalidade.
3. A lei regula o regime de admissão dos recursos. (Art. 152)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English…
2. Questions of unconstitutionality may be raised officiously by the court, the Public Prosecutor or by either party.
3. Should the question of unconstitutionality be raised, the incident shall be filed separately with the Constitutional Court, which shall decide.
… (Art. 129) - Portuguese…
2. A questão da inconstitucionalidade pode ser levantada oficiosamente pelo tribunal, pelo Ministério Público ou por qualquer das partes.
3. Admitida a questão da inconstitucionalidade, o incidente sobe em separado para o Tribunal Constitucional, que decidirá.
… (Art. 129)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
The High Court has the jurisdiction in relation to the interpretation, application and enforcement of this Constitution conferred by —
(a) section 14 (Parliamentary declaration of purpose);
(b) Part II, Division 5 (Enforcement of the Bill of Rights); and
(c) section 134 (constitutional interpretation), and otherwise by law. (Sec. 5)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The following may apply to the Constitutional Court:
1) The National Assembly – in the cases stipulated by Point 12 of Article 168 of the Constitution; in the case stipulated by Point 7 of Article 168 of the Constitution – by a decision adopted by majority vote of the total number of parliamentarians, and in the case stipulated by Point 10 of Article 168 of the Constitution – by a decision adopted by at least a three-fifths majority vote of total number of parliamentarians;
2) At least one fifth of the total number of parliamentarians – in the cases stipulated by Point 1, 4, and 6 of Article 168 of the Constitution;
3) A faction of the National Assembly – for disputes related to decisions adopted with respect to the results of a referendum or the results of election of the President of the Republic;
4) The President of the Republic – in the cases stipulated by Part 1 of Article 129, Part 2 of Article 139, Article 150, or Points 1 and 4 of Article 168 of the Constitution;
5) The Government – in the cases stipulated by Point 1, 4, 8, and 12 of Article 168 of the Constitution;
6) The Supreme Judicial Council – in the cases stipulated by Point 4 of Article 168 of the Constitution;
7) Local self-government bodies – with a question regarding the conformity with the Constitution of normative legal acts stipulated by Point 1 of Article 168 of the Constitution that violate their constitutional rights, as well as in the cases stipulated by Point 4 of Article 168 of the Constitution;
8) Everyone – in a concrete case when there is a final act of court, all judicial remedies have been exhausted, and the person challenges the constitutionality of a provision of a normative legal act applied in relation to him by such act of court, which has led to a violation of his fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in Chapter 2 of the Constitution, taking into account also the construal of such provision in its practical legal application;
9) The Prosecutor General – concerning the constitutionality of provisions of normative legal acts related to a specific set of proceedings conducted by the prosecution office, as well as in the case stipulated by Ponit 11 of Article 168 of the Constitution;
10) The Human Rights Defender – concerning the conformity of the normative legal acts listed in Point 1 of Article 168 of the Constitution with the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Constitution;
11) Parties or party alliances that participated in the National Assembly election – on disputes connected with decisions taken on the results of the National Assembly election;
12) The candidates for the President of the Republic – on disputes connected with decisions taken on the results of the election of the President of the Republic; and
13) At least three judges of the Constitutional Court – in the case stipulated by Point 9 of Article 168 of the Constitution.
... (Art. 169) - Armenian1. Սահմանադրական դատարան կարող են դիմել՝
1) Ազգային ժողովը՝ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 12-րդ կետով սահմանված դեպքերում, Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 7-րդ կետով սահմանված դեպքում՝ պատգամավորների ընդհանուր թվի ձայների մեծամասնությամբ ընդունված որոշմամբ, իսկ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 10-րդ կետով սահմանված դեպքում` պատգամավորների ընդհանուր թվի ձայների առնվազն երեք հինգերորդով ընդունված որոշմամբ.
2) պատգամավորների ընդհանուր թվի առնվազն մեկ հինգերորդը՝ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին, 4-րդ եւ 6-րդ կետերով սահմանված դեպքերում.
3) Ազգային ժողովի խմբակցությունը` հանրաքվեի և Հանրապետության նախագահի ընտրության արդյունքներով ընդունված որոշումների հետ կապված վեճերով.
4) Հանրապետության նախագահը՝ Սահմանադրության 129-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին մասով, 139-րդ հոդվածի 2-րդ մասով, 150-րդ հոդվածով, ինչպես նաև 168-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին և 4-րդ կետերով սահմանված դեպքերում.
5) Կառավարությունը՝ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին, 4-րդ, 8-րդ և 12-րդ կետերով սահմանված դեպքերում.
6) Բարձրագույն դատական խորհուրդը՝ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 4-րդ կետով սահմանված դեպքերում.
7) տեղական ինքնակառավարման մարմինները՝ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին կետում թվարկված` իրենց սահմանադրական իրավունքները խախտող նորմատիվ իրավական ակտերի՝ Սահմանադրությանը համապատասխանության հարցով, ինչպես նաև Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 4-րդ կետով սահմանված դեպքերում.
8) յուրաքանչյուր ոք՝ կոնկրետ գործով, երբ առկա է դատարանի վերջնական ակտը, սպառվել են դատական պաշտպանության բոլոր միջոցները և վիճարկում է այդ ակտով իր նկատմամբ կիրառված նորմատիվ իրավական ակտի դրույթի սահմանադրականությունը, ինչը հանգեցրել է Սահմանադրության 2-րդ գլխում ամրագրված իր հիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների խախտման՝ հաշվի առնելով նաև համապատասխան դրույթին իրավակիրառ պրակտիկայում տրված մեկնաբանությունը.
9) գլխավոր դատախազը՝ դատախազության կողմից իրականացվող կոնկրետ վարույթին առնչվող նորմատիվ իրավական ակտերի դրույթների սահմանադրականության հարցերով, ինչպես նաև Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 11-րդ կետով սահմանված դեպքում.
10) Մարդու իրավունքների պաշտպանը՝ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին կետում թվարկված նորմատիվ իրավական ակտերի՝ Սահմանադրության 2-րդ գլխի դրույթներին համապատասխանության հարցերով.
11) Ազգային ժողովի ընտրությանը մասնակցած կուսակցությունները կամ կուսակցությունների դաշինքները՝ Ազգային ժողովի ընտրության արդյունքով ընդունված որոշումների հետ կապված վեճերով.
12) Հանրապետության նախագահի թեկնածուները՝ Հանրապետության նախագահի ընտրության արդյունքով ընդունված որոշումների հետ կապված վեճերով.
13) Սահմանադրական դատարանի առնվազն երեք դատավոր` Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 9-րդ կետով սահմանված դեպքում:
... (Հոդված 169)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English1. The Constitutional Court is the supreme interpreter of the Constitution, functions jurisdictionally, and its decisions bind public authorities and individuals alike.
… (Art. 95) - Catalan1. El Tribunal Constitucional és l'intèrpret suprem de la Constitució, actua jurisdiccionalment i les seves sentències vinculen els poders públics i els particulars.
… (Art. 95)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English...
2) If a case is presented before a court and the case concerns a constitutional matter, the court may refer the case to the Constitutional Court.
(a) Any court with judicial powers can decide on whether a matter brought before it is a constitutional matter or not, if this will not contradict the exclusive powers of the Constitutional Court, as stipulated in Article 109C of the Constitution;
(b) The Constitutional Court is the final authority in constitutional matters;
(c) The Constitutional Court shall have sole jurisdiction on matters of interpretation of the Constitution which have not arisen out of court litigation;
(d) Any individual or group, or the government may submit a reference application directly to the Constitutional Court on matters concerning the public interest.
… (Art. 109) - Somali...
(2) Maxkamad haddii la horgeeyo dacwad oo ay sharci ahaan dacwadaas quseyso arin Dastuuri ah, maxkamadaasi waxay u celin kartaa dacwadaasi maxkamada Dastuuriga si ay uga gaarto go’aan:
(a) Maxkamad walba oo awood Garsoor lihi wey go’aamin kartaa in arrini la hor keenay ay tahay mid dastuuri ah iyo in kale, mar haddii aanay ka hor imanayn awoodaha gaarka aah ee Maxkamadda Dastuurka sida kuxusan Qodobka 109C ee Dastuurka.
(b) Maxkamadda Dastuurka ayaa ah garsooraha kama danbeysta ah ee arrimaha dastuurka;
(c) Maxkamadda Dastuurka keliya ayaa leh awoodda garsoor ee qeexidda arrimaha dastuurka ee aan ka iman kiisaska maxkamadeed;
(d) Shakhsi ama koox ama dawladdiba si toos ah ayeey ugu gudbin karaan maxkamadd Dastuurka codsi tixraac ah oo la xiriira arrimaha khuseeya danaha dadaweynaha.
… (Qodobka 109aad.)