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Jurisdiction and Access
- English
The Constitutional Court shall decide on:
1. compliance of laws and other general acts with the Constitution, generally accepted rules of the international law and ratified international treaties,
2. compliance of ratified international treaties with the Constitution,
3. compliance of other general acts with the Law,
4. compliance of the Statute and general acts of autonomous provinces and local self-government units with the Constitution and the Law,
5. compliance of general acts of organizations with delegated public powers, political parties, trade unions, civic associations and collective agreements with the Constitution and the Law.
The Constitutional Court shall:
1. decide on the conflict of jurisdictions between courts and state bodies,
2. decide on the conflict of jurisdictions between republic and provincial bodies or bodies of local self-government units,
3. decide on the conflict of jurisdictions between provincial bodies and bodies of local self-government units,
4. decide on the conflict of jurisdictions between bodies of different autonomous provinces or bodies of different local self-government units,
5. decide on electoral disputes for which the court jurisdiction has not been specified by the Law,
6. perform other duties stipulated by the Constitution and the Law.
The Constitutional Court shall decide on the banning of a political party, trade union organization or civic association.
The Constitutional Court shall perform other duties stipulated by the Constitution.3 (Art. 167) - Serbian Cyrillic
Уставни суд одлучује о:
1. сагласности закона и других општих аката са Уставом, општеприхваћеним правилима међународног права и потврђеним међународним уговорима,
2. сагласности потврђених међународних уговора са Уставом,
3. сагласности других општих аката са законом,
4. сагласности статута и општих аката аутономних покрајина и јединица локалне самоуправе са Уставом и законом,
5. сагласности општих аката организација којима су поверена јавна овлашћења, политичких странака, синдиката, удружења грађана и колективних уговора са Уставом и законом.
Уставни суд:
1. решава сукоб надлежности између судова и других државних органа,
2. решава сукоб надлежности између републичких органа и покрајинских органа или органа јединица локалне самоуправе,
3. решава сукоб надлежности између покрајинских органа и органа јединица локалне самоуправе,
4. решава сукоб надлежности између органа различитих аутономних покрајина или различитих јединица локалне самоуправе,
5. одлучује о изборним споровима за које законом није одређена надлежност судова,
6. врши и друге послове одређене Уставом и законом.
Уставни суд одлучује о забрани рада политичке странке, синдикалне организације или удружења грађана.
Уставни суд обавља и друге послове предвиђене Уставом. (Члан 167)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English…
III. Constitutional justice is imparted by the Pluri-National Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional).
… (Art. 179) - Spanish…
III. La justicia constitucional se ejerce por el Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional.
… (Art. 179)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
1. The Constitutional court shall examine and settle constitutional disputes on its own initiative on the basis of petitions and information received from citizens or at the request of the State Great Khural, the President, the Prime Minister, the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor General.
2. The Constitutional court in accordance with Paragraph 1 of this Article shall make and submit conclusion to the State Great Khural on the following issues under a dispute:
1/ whether laws, decrees and other decisions of the State Great Khural and the President, as well as Government decisions and international treaties to which Mongolia is a party are in conformity with the Constitution or not;
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3/ whether the President, Speaker and members of the State Great Khural, the Prime Minister, members of the Government, the Chief Justice of the Supreme court, and the Prosecutor General breached the law or not;
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3. If a conclusion submitted in accordance with sub-paragraph 1 and 2 of Paragraph 2 of this Article is not accepted by the State Great Khural, the Constitutional court shall re-examine it and make final judgement.
… (Art. 66) - Mongolian
1. Үндсэн хуулийн цэц нь Үндсэн хуулийг зөрчсөн тухай маргааныг иргэдийн өргөдөл, мэдээллийн дагуу өөрийн санаачилгаар буюу Улсын Их Хурал, Ерөнхийлөгч, Ерөнхий сайд, Улсын дээд шүүх, Улсын ерөнхий прокурорын хүсэлтээр хянан шийдвэрлэнэ.
2. Үндсэн хуулийн цэц энэ зүйлийн 1 дэх хэсэгт заасан үндэслэлээр дараахь маргаантай асуудлаар дүгнэлт гаргаж Улсын Их Хуралд оруулна:
1) хууль, зарлиг, Улсын Их Хурал, Ерөнхийлөгчийн бусад шийдвэр, түүнчлэн Засгийн газрын шийдвэр, Монгол Улсын олон улсын гэрээ Үндсэн хуульд нийцэж байгаа эсэх;
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3) Ерөнхийлөгч, Улсын Их Хурлын дарга, гишүүн, Ерөнхий сайд, Засгийн газрын гишүүн, Улсын дээд шүүхийн Ерөнхий шүүгч, Улсын ерөнхий прокурор Үндсэн хууль зөрчсөн эсэх;
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3. Энэ зүйлийн 2 дахь хэсгийн 1, 2-т заасны дагуу оруулсан дүгнэлтийг Улсын Их Хурал хүлээн зөвшөөрөөгүй бол Үндсэн хуулийн цэц дахин хянан үзэж эцсийн шийдвэр гаргана.
… (Жаран зургадугаар зүйл)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) The following are entitled to:
a) Lodge an appeal of unconstitutionality: the President of the Government, the Defender of the People, fifty Members of Congress, fifty Senators, the Executive body of a Autonomous Community and, where applicable, its Assembly.
b) Lodge an individual appeal for protection (recurso de amparo): any individual or body corporate with a legitimate interest, as well as the Defender of the People and the Public Prosecutor's Office.
(2) In all other cases, the organic act shall determine which persons and bodies shall have right of appeal to the Court. (Sec. 162) - Spanish1. Están legitimados:
a) Para interponer el recurso de inconstitucionalidad, el Presidente del Gobierno, el Defensor del Pueblo, 50 Diputados, 50 Senadores, los órganos colegiados ejecutivos de las Comunidades Autónomas y, en su caso, las Asambleas de las mismas.
b) Para interponer el recurso de amparo, toda persona natural o jurídica que invoque un interés legítimo, así como el Defensor del Pueblo y el Ministerio Fiscal.
2. En los demás casos, la ley orgánica determinará las personas y órganos legitimados. (Art. 162)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe President of the Republic refers the Constitutional Council to a matter when he deems that a law is contrary to this Constitution. (Art. 35)
- Arabicيحيل رئيس الجمهورية المجلس الدستوري على مسألة عندما يعتبر أن القانون يتنافى مع هذا الدستور. (المادة 35)
- FrenchLe président de la République saisit le Conseil constitutionnel lorsqu'il estime qu'une loi est contraire à la présente Constitution. (Art. 35)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThere shall be a Constitutional Court to guarantee the supremacy of the Constitution, the defense of the constitutional order and the protection of fundamental rights. Its decisions are definitive and irrevocable and constitute binding precedents for the public powers and all the organs of the State. It shall enjoy administrative and budgetary autonomy. (Art. 184)
- SpanishHabrá un Tribunal Constitucional para garantizar la supremacía de la Constitución, la defensa del orden constitucional y la protección de los derechos fundamentales. Sus decisiones son definitivas e irrevocables y constituyen precedentes vinculantes para los poderes públicos y todos los órganos del Estado. Gozará de autonomía administrativa y presupuestaria. (Art. 184)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English
Every person shall be entitled to apply to the Supreme Court, as provided by Article 1263, in respect of the infringement or imminent infringement, by executive or administrative action, of a fundamental right to which such person is entitled under the provisions of this Chapter4. (Art. 17)
- Sinhala
මේ පරිච්ඡේදයේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ යම් තැනැත්තකුට හිමි වන යම් මූලික අයිතිවාසිකමක් යම් විධායක හෝ පරිපාලනමය ක්රියාවක් මගින් උල්ලංඝනය කර තිබීම හෝ උල්ලංඝනය කිරීමට අත්යාසන්නව තිබීම හෝ සම්බන්ධයෙන් 126 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන සලසා ඇති පරිදි ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට ඉල්ලීමක් කිරීමට ඒ තැනැත්තාට හිමිකම් ඇත්තේ ය. (17 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English...
3. The Beretitenti may withhold his assent to a Bill only if he is of the opinion that the Bill, if assented to, would be inconsistent with this Constitution.
4. If the Beretitenti withholds his assents to a Bill under the preceding subsection, the Bill shall be returned to the Maneaba for amendment.
5. If a Bill which has been returned to the Maneaba under the preceding subsection is again presented to the Beretitent, and the Beretitenti is still of the opinion that the Bill, if assented to, would be inconsistent with this Constitution, the Beretitenti shall refer the Bill to the High Court for a declaration as to whether or not the Bill, if assented to, would be inconsistent with this Constitution.
6. If the High Court declares that the Bill, if assented to, would not be inconsistent with this Constitution, the Beretitenti shall assent to the Bill forthwith; if the High Court declares otherwise, the Bill shall be returned to the Maneaba.
… (Sec. 66)
Jurisdiction and Access
- EnglishThe mandate of the Supreme Constitutional Court is as follows:
1. Control over the constitutionality of the laws, legislative decrees, bylaws and regulations;
2. Expressing opinion, upon the request of the President of the Republic, on the constitutionality of the draft laws and legislative decrees and the legality of draft decrees;
3. Supervising the election of the President of the Republic and organizing the relevant procedures;
4. Considering the challenges made to the soundness of the measures of electing the President of the Republic and members of the People’s Assembly and ruling on these challenges;
5. Trying the President of the Republic in the case of high treason;
6. The law states its other authorities. (Art. 146) - Arabicتختص المحكمة الدستورية العليا بما يأتي:
1. الرقابة على دستورية القوانين والمراسيم التشريعية واللوائح والأنظمة.
2. إبداء الرأي بناء على طلب من رئيس الجمهورية في دستورية مشروعات القوانين والمراسيم التشريعية وقانونية مشروعات المراسيم.
3. الإشراف على انتخاب رئيس الجمهورية وتنظيم الإجراءات الخاصة بذلك.
4. النظر في الطّعون الخاصّة بصحة انتخاب رئيس الجمهورية وأعضاء مجلس الشعب والبت فيها.
5. محاكمة رئيس الجمهورية في حالة الخيانة العظمى.
6. يبين القانون اختصاصاتها الأخرى. (المادة 146)
Jurisdiction and Access
- English(1) The Supreme Court shall be a superior court of record, shall consist of a Chief Justice and such number of other judges as may from time to time be prescribed by Act, and shall have appellate jurisdiction, as to both law and fact, with final authority to adjudicate all cases and controversies properly brought before it, in accord with this Constitution and other applicable laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court:
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(b) as of right from any final decision of the High Court in the exercise of any appellate jurisdiction, but only if the High Court certifies that the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation or effect of any provision of the Constitution;
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(3) The High Court may, on its own motion or on application of any party to the proceedings, remove to the Supreme Court any question arising as to the interpretation or effect of the Constitution in any proceedings of the High Court, other than proceedings set down for trial before a bench of 3 judges.
… (Art. VI, Sec. 2)