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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. Where any question as to the interpretation of this Constitution arises in any proceedings in any subordinate court or tribunal and the court or tribunal is of the opinion that the question involves a substantial question of law, the court or tribunal may, and shall, if any party to the proceedings so requests, refer the question to the High Court.
… (Sec. 128)
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.
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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
- English1. 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, criminal or other proceedings on questions as to the interpretation of this Constitution;
… (Sec. 110)
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
- EnglishThe organic laws, before their promulgation and the regulations of the National Assembly before their implementation [mise en application], must be submitted to the Constitutional Council which decides concerning their conformity with the Constitution.
To the same ends, the laws can be referred [déférées] to the Constitutional Council, before their promulgation, by the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly, or by one-third (1/3) of the Deputies composing the National Assembly.
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The Constitutional Council is competent to take cognizance of a pleadings [exception] of unconstitutionality raised in the course of a process, when it is asserted [soulevée] by one of the parties that the law on which the issue at litigation depends, infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. (Art. 86) - Arabicتقدم للمجلس الدستوري القوانين النظامية قبل إصدارها، والنظام الداخلي للجمعية الوطنية قبل تنفيذه، وذلك للبت في دستوريتهما.
وكذلك لرئيس الجمهورية ولرئيس الجمعية الوطنية ولثلث (1/3) نواب الجمعية الوطنية ، تقديم القانون قبل إصداره للمجلس الدستوري.
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يخول المجلس الدستوري اختصاص التعهد في شأن دعوى بعدم الدستورية أثيرت أثناء محاكمة وذلك متى دفع أحد الأطراف بأن القانون الذي يتوقف عليه مآل النزاع يمس بالحقوق والحريات التي يضمنها الدستور . (المادّة 86) - FrenchLes lois organiques, avant leur promulgation et les règlements de l’Assemblée Nationale avant leur mise en application, doivent être soumis au Conseil Constitutionnel qui se prononce sur leur conformité à la Constitution.
Aux mêmes fins, les lois peuvent être déférées au Conseil Constitutionnel, avant leur promulgation, par le Président de la République, le Président de l'Assemblée Nationale, ou par le tiers des députés composant l'Assemblée Nationale.
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Le Conseil Constitutionnel est compétent pour connaitre d’une exception d’inconstitutionnalité soulevée au cours d’un procès, lorsqu’il est soutenu par l’une des parties que la loi dont dépend l’issue du litige, porte atteinte aux droits et libertés garantis par la constitution. (Art. 86)
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
- English
It corresponds to the Constitutional Tribunal:
1. To take cognizance, in sole instance, of the action of unconstitutionality.
2. To take cognizance, in final and definitive instance, of resolutions denying habeas corpus, amparo, habeas data, and action of cumplimiento.
3. To take cognizance of the conflicts of competence, or of attributions assigned by the Constitution, in accordance with law. (Art. 202) - Spanish
Corresponde al Tribunal Constitucional:
1. Conocer, en instancia única, la acción de inconstitucionalidad.
2. Conocer, en última y definitiva instancia, las resoluciones denegatorias de hábeas corpus, amparo, hábeas data, y acción de cumplimiento.
3. Conocer los conflictos de competencia, o de atribuciones asignadas por la Constitución, conforme a ley. (Art. 202)
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
- 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)