Forms of government Libertarianism sidebar expanded all A constitutionalrepublic is a State polity state ..., it is a republic and not a monarchy. In a constitutionalrepublic , executive government executive ... makes a state republic republican . Purpose and scope John Adams defined a constitutionalrepublic as a government of laws, and not of men. ref Levinson, Sanford. Constitutional Faith . Princeton University Press , 1989, p. 60 ref Constitutional republics attempt to weaken the threat of majoritarianism ... that serve as a check and balance on each other. In a constitutionalrepublic, no person or group ... Enterprise Institute , 2002, p. 16. ref The notion of the constitutionalrepublic originates with Aristotle ... Woodburn, in The American Republic and Its Government , the constitutionalrepublic with its limitations ... a constitutionalrepublic is not a pure democracy it necessarily has some democratic elements, such as the ability ..., to him, a constitutionalrepublic means a representative polity established on fundamental law, each ... ConstitutionalRepublic Category Constitutional law Category Philosophy of law Category Classical ... and must govern according to existing constitution al constitutional law law that limits the government ... makes the state constitutional . That the head s of state and other officials are chosen by election ... representatives who legislate within the limits of an overarching constitutional law that a simple ... community and not just the majority. Constitutional republics were first advocated in the 18th ... was the Corsican Republic , founded in 1755 by Pasquale Paoli but annexed by France in 1769. Since the beginning of the 20th century, constitutional republics have entered the political mainstream ... says that in a republic, as distinguished from a democracy, the people are not only checked in choosing officials but also in making laws. ref Woodburn, James Albert. The American Republic and Its ... of a Constitutional amendment by a two thirds majority of United States Congress Congress ... more details
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia lang lv Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa is an independent court, which was established in 1996 on basis of amendments in law On Judicial Power and in the Constitution of Latvia made in 1994. ref http www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv ?lang 2&mid 3 Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Bot generated title ref It acts in accordance with the Constitutional Court Law and the Constitution. ref http likumi.lv doc.php?mode DOC&id 63354 Satversmes tiesas likums Bot generated title ref See also Judiciary Rule of law Rule According to Higher Law References reflist External links http www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv Latvia stub Category Constitutional courts Latvia Category Latvian law lv Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa lt Latvijos Respublikos Konstitucinis Teismas ru ... more details
File Ustavni sud Zagreb.jpg thumb 250px Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia lang hr Ustavni sud Republike Hrvatske is the interpreter and guardian of the Croatian Constitution and considered the highest judicial authority de facto , because it can overturn Croatian Supreme Court Supreme Court decisions on the basis of constitutional breaches. It is not considered as part of the judicial branch but a court sui generis . Powers and responsibilities ... with the Constitution and laws as defined in Article 130 of the Croatian Constitution The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia shall repeal a law if it finds it to be unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia shall repeal or annul any other regulation if it finds it to be unconstitutional or illegal. It decides on constitutional complaints against the individual ... as the right to local and regional self government. Constitutional Court also observes the realization ... of the Republic, supervises the constitutionality of the programs and activities of political parties .... Recent influence A recent ruling by the Constitutional Court was on the legitimacy of the Act of Supplements ... in which the Sabor , President of Croatia President , the Croatian Government Government or the Constitutional ... located at Zagreb s St. Mark s square The Constitutional Court ruled that this law, which restricts a Constitutional liberty the right to free gathering, was not passed by the majority necessary ... of representatives which must confirm the Act to make it legitimate. Composition The Constitutional ... an oath in front of the President of Croatia President of the Republic . Composition As of 2009 lc on Jasna ... eljko Poto njak , PhD See also Constitution Constitutionalism Constitutional economics Jurisprudence ... 2009 reflist External links http www.usud.hr The Croatian Constitutional Court Category Croatian law Constitutional Court Category Constitutional courts Croatia de Verfassungsgericht der Republik Kroatien ... more details
Politics of the Czech Republic A constitutional act , with respect to the laws of the Czech Republic , is an act which can change the Constitution of the Czech Republic , provisions of the Charter of Fundamental ... of the Czech Republic, Art. 62 ref A number of constitutional acts were required for the Czech government ... of the Czech Republic . ref name Art9 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 9 ref ref name Art11 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 11 ref ref name Art2 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 2 ref ref name Art112 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 112 ref ref name Art100 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 100 ref Passage of such an act can only be accomplished through the agreement of 3 5ths of all Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Deputies and Senate of the Czech Republic Senators present at the time the proposed act is laid before each house of Parliament of the Czech Republic Parliament . ref name Art39 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 39 ref It is the only type of legislation which does not require the signature of the President of the Czech Republic President to become law. ref name Art50 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 50 ref Furthermore ..., the Provisional Senate of 1992 was constituted in a manner defined by a Constitutional Act ref name Art106 Constitution of the Czech Republic, Art. 106 ref , but that act is not binding upon the Senate today. Specific acts As of 2008 , only six constitutional acts have been passed which ... in the original wording of the constitution that Parliament should pass constitutional acts on various ... may be created or dissolved only by a constitutional act . Parliament thus moved on 3 December ... into effect until 1 January 2000. Number 110 1998 On 22 April 1998, Parliament opted to pass a constitutional act that was not directly implied or obliged by language in the constitution. The Constitutional Act on the Secuirty of the Czech Republic defined the ways in which the Republic would respond ... more details
footnotes Politics of the Czech Republic The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic lang cz ... of the Czechoslovak Federal Republic . Citation needed date March 2011 History and predecessors Conception and tasks of Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic are partly similar to former Constitutional ... normalization . Czechoslovakia has its Constitutional Court also during the First Republic since 1921 it was since 1931 in vacancy and during the Second Republic since 1938. See also Judiciary ... establishments Category Government of the Czech Republic Category Czech law Category Constitutional ... people of the Czech Republic against violations of the Constitution of the Czech Republic constitution ... the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic . Of all the various levels of the Judiciary of the Czech Republic Czech Judiciary it is the one created with the greatest specificity in the constitution. As such, it dates ... Act presumed also creation of Constitutional Courts of both member republics Czech, and Slovakian ... more details
links http www.trybunal.gov.pl eng index.htm Official website en Chairmen of the Constitutional Tribunal gov stub Poland bordered Use dmy dates date March 2011 DEFAULTSORT Constitutional Tribunal Of The Republic Of Poland Category Politics of Poland Category Constitutional courts Poland Category ... independent. The Constitutional Tribunal constitutes one of the formal guarantees of a state grounded ... of the National Electoral Commission Act of 12 April 2001 on elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland . Current Justices class wikitable width 74 No. Term ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Constitutional Court Lang fr 1 Cour Constitutionnelle was established by the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Constitution of the Third Republic on 18 February 2006. It is the highest constitutional authority in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Its duty is to ensure that the principles and rules of the constitution are upheld. It considers conformity with the Constitution. See also Judiciary Jurisprudence Rule of law Rule According to Higher Law DRC topics DEFAULTSORT Constitutional Court Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo Category Judiciary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Democratic Republic of the Congo law Category Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Constitutional courts Congo DRCongo stub fr Cour constitutionnelle de la R publique d mocratique du Congo ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 28 December 1994. The new constitution would make the country a presidential system presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral National Assembly and a List of heads of government of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire Prime Minister accountable to both the President and the National Assembly. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 82.7 of voters with a 45 turnout. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 460,407 82.7 align left Against 96,337 17.3 align left Invalid blank votes 4,340 align left Total 561,084 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 1994 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 1994 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 1 February 1981, following the overthrow of Jean B del Bokassa in 1979. The new constitution would make the country a presidential system presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral National Assembly of the Central African Republic National Assembly , as well as restoring multi party democracy for the first time since 1962. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 98.55 of voters with a 92.53 turnout. ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP car1981referendum.htm CAR 1981 Constitutional referendum EISA ref Following the referendum, Central African Republic presidential election, 1981 presidential elections were held in March. However, a military coup occurred before parliamentary elections could take place. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 837,410 98.55 align left Against 12,360 1.45 align left Invalid blank votes 9,463 align left Total 859,447 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 1981 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 1981 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 5 December 2004. The new constitution would change the system of government from Presidential system presidential to semi presidential system semi presidential , as well as putting a limit of two terms on the President. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 91.37 of voters with a 77.1 turnout. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 811,739 91.37 align left Against 76,635 8.63 align left Total 888,374 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 2004 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 2004 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
Politics of the Republic of the Congo A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo on 15 March 1992. The new constitution created a presidential system presidential republic with a Bicameralism bicameral parliament and a division of powers between the two. It was approved by 96 of voters with a 70.9 turnout. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cg.html Elections in Congo Brazzaville African Elections Database ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 832,115 96.32 align left Against 31,774 3.68 align left Invalid blank votes 10,408 align left Total 874,297 100 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com cg.html African Elections Database References reflist Republic of the Congo elections Category 1992 referendums Category Referendums in the Republic of the Congo Category 1992 in the Republic of the Congo ... more details
Politics of the Republic of the Congo A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo on 8 December 1963. The new constitution created a one party state and set the presidential term limit at two terms. It was approved by 86 of voters, with a 91.7 turnout. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cg.html Elections in Congo Brazzaville African Elections Database ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 419,893 86.09 align left Against 67,825 13.91 align left Invalid blank votes 6,561 align left Total 494,279 100 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com rw.html African Elections Database References reflist Republic of the Congo elections Category 1963 referendums Category Referendums in the Republic of the Congo Category 1963 in the Republic of the Congo ... more details
Politics of the Republic of the Congo A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo on 24 June 1973. The new constitution was approved by 76.7 of voters with an 83.1 turnout. ref Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B 1999 Elections in Africa A data handbook , p269 ISBN 0198296452 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 411,2742 77.7 align left Against 188,301 22.3 align left Invalid blank votes 30,183 align left Total 559,756 100 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen et al References reflist Republic of the Congo elections Category 1973 referendums Category Referendums in the Republic of the Congo Category 1973 in the Republic of the Congo ... more details
Politics of the Republic of the Congo A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo on 8 July 1979. The new constitution was approved by 96.93 of voters, ref http africanelections.tripod.com cg.html Elections in Congo Brazzaville African Elections Database ref with a 90.3 turnout. ref Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B 1999 Elections in Africa A data handbook , p269 ISBN 0198296452 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 707,421 96.9 align left Against 22,284 3.1 align left Invalid blank votes 16,277 align left Total 746,082 100 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen et al References reflist Republic of the Congo elections Category 1979 referendums Category Referendums in the Republic of the Congo Category 1979 in the Republic of the Congo ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 21 November 1986, following a military coup in 1981. The new constitution would make the country a one party state with the Central African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party, as well as allowing Andr Kolingba to assume the presidency for six years without an election, and abolishing term limits. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 92.22 of voters with a 87.6 turnout. Following the referendum, Central African Republic parliamentary election, 1987 parliamentary elections took place in July 1987. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 696,055 92.22 align left Against 58,752 7.78 align left Invalid blank votes 8,644 align left Total 763,451 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 1986 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 1986 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
A constitutionial referendum was held in the Batavian Republic in 1798 After Batavian Republicconstitutional referendum, 1797 a previous referendum in 1797 resulted in a coup d tat, a new constitution was written. On 23 April 1798, a referendum was held about the new constitution. Only opponents of the federalists were allowed to vote. After the referendum, a new coup d tat was done by the unitarians, and the constitution became effective in July 1798. The French, who had a big influence in the Batavian Republic, were not satisfied with the 1798 constitution, so a new constitution was written, for which a Batavian Republicconstitutional referendum, 1801 referendum in 1801 was organised. ref cite web url http www.europa nu.nl id vh8lnhrp8wt9 uitvoerend bewind 1798 1801 title Uitvoerend Bewind 1798 1801 publisher Europees parlement, Bureau Nederland en parlementair Documentatie Centrum UL ref References reflist Dutch general elections Category History of the Netherlands Category Referendums in the Netherlands Category Elections in the Netherlands Referendum Category 1798 referendums Category 1798 in the Netherlands ... more details
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system , whereby the president would be selected by a unicameralism unicameral National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Assembly and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote. ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP drcsecondrepublic.htm DRC Elections under the Second Republic Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa EISA ref The prosposed constitusion was approved by 97.8 of voters. ref Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B 1999 Elections in Africa A data handbook , p291 ISBN 0198296452 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 8,220,000 97.8 align left Against 184,907 2.2 align left Invalid blank votes align left Total 8,404,907 100 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen et al References reflist Democratic Republic of the Congo elections Category Referendums in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category 1967 referendums Category 1967 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category 1967 elections in Africa ... more details
A constitutionial referendum was held in the Batavian Republic in 1801 After Batavian Republicconstitutional referendum, 1798 a previous referendum in 1798 resulted in a new constitution, the French were not satisfied with this constitution, and under their influence a new constitution was written. In 1801, a referendum was held about the new constitution. The persons that did not vote were counted as if they agreed to the new constitution, and the constitution passed. On 16 October 1801, the new constitution became official. ref cite web url http www.europa nu.nl id vh8lnhrp8wt9 uitvoerend bewind 1798 1801 title Uitvoerend Bewind 1798 1801 publisher Europees parlement, Bureau Nederland en parlementair Documentatie Centrum UL ref References reflist Dutch general elections Category History of the Netherlands Category Referendums in the Netherlands Category Elections in the Netherlands Referendum Category 1801 referendums Category 1801 in the Netherlands ... more details
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo L opoldville between 25 June and 10 July 1964. The new constitution, known as the Constitution de Luluabourg , changed the country s system of government, its name, and the number of provinces. It was approved by 91 of voters. Background Following the Congo Crisis , negotiations between politicians resulted in the drafting of a new constitution. The new document created a presidential system of government in place of the previous semi presidential system , where both the Prime Minister and President had certain powers. It also made the country more federalist, and increased the number of Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo provinces from six to 21. ref name EISA http www.eisa.org.za WEP drc1965election.htm DRC Background to the 1965 election EISA ref The country was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo having been officially the Republic of Congo since independence in 1960, a name shared by its Republic of the Congo neighbour Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 2,151,122 90.82 align left Against 217,329 9.18 align left Invalid blank votes 35,688 align left Total 2,404,139 100 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com cd.html African Eleotions Database Aftermath When the constitution came into effect, the parliament elected in Belgian Congo general election, 1960 1960 was automatically dissolved, and the President, Joseph Kasa Vubu , appointed a transititional government, whose role was to organise elections within nine months. In June 1964 Kasavubu appointed Moise Tshombe , who had led ... with the remaining rebel fations had been held. However, the Democratic Republic of the Congo general ... reflist Democratic Republic of the Congo elections Category Referendums in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category 1964 referendums Category 1964 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... more details
A referendum on the constitution of the Batavian Republic was held on August 8, 1797. The draft constitution was rejected, eventually culminating in a coup d tat. Background The country we now know as the Netherlands had declared independence as the Dutch RepublicRepublic of the Seven United Provinces lang nl Republiek der Zeeven Vereenigde Provinci n in 1581. This independence was officially recognized in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648. As the name indicates, the country was a federation of seven autonomous provinces the duchy of Gelre , the counties of Holland and Zeeland Zealand , the former bishopric of Utrecht province Utrecht , the lord Feudalism lordship of Overijssel and the free provinces of Friesland and Groningen province Groningen . Each province was governed by the Provincial States the main executive official was a stadtholder stadhouder in Dutch . Over the years, these stadtholderships were concentrated among the descendants of William the Silent . This led to a friction with the regenten , the wealthy merchant class, who were mainly based in Amsterdam . They saw the central position of the House of Orange Nassau in Dutch politics as a threat to their own power. The infighting ... weeks later, on January 19, 1795, the Batavian Republic was proclaimed. The National Assembly of the Batavian Republic Nationale Vergadering National Assembly subsequently went through two years ... between two groups those who felt that the gewesten regions in the Republic should maintain their historic autonomy, and those who felt that the Republic should become a unitary state . ref cite ... of a federal state retained the majority in the constitutional commission. Meanwhile in France ... staged a coup d tat in 1798 January 1798 . A new constitution, establishing a unitary republic, was quickly adopted in the National Assembly. This draft constitution was approved in Batavian Republicconstitutional referendum, 1798 a referendum on April 23, 1798. References reflist Dutch general elections ... more details
took power. Democratic Republic of the Congo elections Category Referendums in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category 2005 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Constitutional Category ...Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo A referendum on a proposed new Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo constitution for the Democratic Republic of Congo was held on December 18 and December 19, 2005. It was approved, paving the way for the country s elections to be held in 2006. class wikitable style text align right align center Summary of the 18 19 December 2005 Democratic Republic of the Congo Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum results style background color E9E9E9 align left Result Votes Percent align left Yes votes 12,461,001 84.31 align left No votes 2,319,074 15.69 style background color E9E9E9 align left Total turnout 62.0 14,780,075 100.00 align left Invalid votes 725,735 rowspan 3 align left Total votes 15,505,810 align left Registered voters 25,021,703 style background color E9E9E9 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com cd.html 2005 Constitutional Referendum African Elections Database The referendum constitution has been a success with more than 80 of approval leading to the election in 2006, after more than 15 years of different transition periods and suffering civil war during those periods, it is now clear that the first multi party democratic election in DR Congo will take place this year the independent electoral commission IEC has released the list of candidates to run for presidency. At the beginning they were more than 60 presidential candidates but IEC has rejected some of them and only retained 33 candidates. Among those candidates, there are Mr. Joseph Kabila who is the actual president of the transition government and also three of the deputy presidents of the transitional government. There are also a lot personalities of the former regime of Mobutu as well ... more details
politics of the Republic of the Congo A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo on 20 January 2002, with results showed over 87 voted in favour with a voter turnout of 77.5 . Background The proposed new constitution would make the country a presidential system presidential republic . It had been written in 2001 and approved by a National Transition Council in 2002 before being put to a referendum. ref name background cite web url http www.state.gov r pa ei bgn 2825.htm title Background Note Republic of the Congo accessdate 2009 07 13 publisher United States Department of State ref Changes from the old constitution increased presidential terms to seven years and abolished the post of Prime Minister . ref name database cite web url http africanelections.tripod.com cg.html title African Elections Database accessdate 2009 07 13 publisher African Elections Database ref It established a bicameral legislature and instituted several requirements in order to be able to stand for President. ref name profile cite web url http www.electionguide.org election.php?ID 405 title Election Profile accessdate 2009 07 13 publisher IFES Election Guide ref The government described the referendum as paving the way for elections and welcomed the results. ref name approves cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world africa 1779007.stm title Congo approves new constitution accessdate 2009 07 13 date 2002 01 24 publisher BBC News Online ref However the opposition urged that voters boycott the referendum as they said that the new constitution would give too much power to the President of the Republic of the Congo President . ref name approves Human rights Human rights group s said that the referendum, which took place without election monitor international observers , had seen ... Constitutional Referendum Results by region Republic of the Congo elections Category 2002 referendums Category Referendums in the Republic of the Congo Category 2002 in the Republic of the Congo ... more details
The Constitutional history of the People s Republic of China describes the evolution of its Constitutional system. The first Constitution of the People s Republic of China was promulgated in 1954. After two intervening versions enacted in 1975 and 1978, the current Constitution was promulgated in 1982 ... subsequently been amended several times. In addition, changing Constitutional convention political custom Constitutional conventions have led to significant changes in the structure of Chinese government ... of a new regime to replace the Kuomintang dominated Republic of China government. The first ... with eight List of political parties in the People s Republic of China aligned parties . The first CPPCC served in effect as a Constitutional convention political meeting Constitutional Convention ..., the People s Republic of China was proclaimed on 1 October, 1949. The People s Republic of China ... Party. 1954 Constitution main 1954 Constitution of the People s Republic of China In accordance ... and the drafting of the first permanent Constitution of the People s Republic of China. On 24 December 1952, a resolution was moved by Premier of the People s Republic of China Premier Zhou Enlai on behalf ... of the People s Republic of China President and the State Council of the People s Republic of China ... or other such mechanism. 1975 Constitution main 1975 Constitution of the People s Republic of China ... Constitution of the People s Republic of China Mao died in 1976, and the Gang of Four who had dominated ... on 4 December 1982. The 1982 Constitution of the People s Republic of China 1982 Constitution was born ..., largely due to the evolution of Constitutional conventions rather than textual amendments. The most ... unified. This convention has continued to this day. See also Constitution of the People s Republic of China History of the People s Republic of China Category Constitution of China Category Law of the People s Republic of China ... more details
Court of Central African Republic Central African RepublicConstitutional Court of Chile Chile Constitutional Court of Colombia Colombia Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicConstitutional Court of Costa Rica Costa Rica Croatian Constitutional Court Croatia col2 Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic Czech RepublicConstitutional Court of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia only April Dezember 1992 Constitutional ... Kyrgyzstan Constitutional Court of Latvia Latvia Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania Lithuania Constitutional Court of Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Constitutional Court of Madagascar ... of Grand Justices or Justices of the Constitutional Court Taiwan Republic of China Constitutional ...dablink This article is a list of constitutional courts. For information about constitutional courts in general, see Constitution Image Boehmische Hofkanzlei Vienna April 2007 003.jpg thumb Austrian Constitutional ... 11 in Vienna Image Karlsruhe bundesverfassungsgericht.jpg thumb Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Bundesverfassungsgericht BVerfG in Karlsruhe A constitutional court is a Supreme court high court that deals primarily with constitutional law . Its main authority is to rule on whether or not laws ... a separate constitutional court. Many countries do not have separate constitutional courts, but instead delegate constitutional judicial authority to their supreme court . Nonetheless, such courts are sometimes also called constitutional courts for example, some have called the Supreme Court of the United States the world s oldest constitutional court because it was the first court in the world to invalidate a law as unconstitutional Marbury v. Madison , even though it is not a separate constitutional court. Austria established the world s first separate constitutional court, conceptualised by Hans ... review through their supreme courts. Image Konstsud.jpg thumb 275px Constitutional court of Russia ... more details
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