Constitutional Court
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The Constitutional Court of Slovenia is the country's highest judicial body for constitutional review, responsible for interpreting the constitution and assessing the constitutionality of laws and other state acts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Court of Slovenia | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional court
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court ⓘ judicial body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | US RS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Constitution of Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingAuthority | its decisions are binding on all state authorities ⓘ |
| branchOf | judiciary of Slovenia ⓘ |
| canAnnul |
unconstitutional laws
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unconstitutional regulations ⓘ |
| canDecideOn |
constitutional complaints by individuals
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initiatives by other authorized proposers ⓘ requests by courts for constitutional review ⓘ requests by the Government of Slovenia for constitutional review ⓘ requests by the National Assembly for constitutional review ⓘ |
| canSuspend | implementation of challenged acts ⓘ |
| compositionDeterminedBy | Constitution of Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Slovenia ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOfSeat | Ljubljana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
deciding jurisdictional disputes between state authorities
ⓘ
deciding on impeachment of the President of the Republic ⓘ deciding on impeachment of the Prime Minister and ministers ⓘ deciding on the unconstitutionality of the acts of local communities ⓘ interpretation of the Constitution of Slovenia ⓘ protection of constitutional rights ⓘ review of conformity of laws with ratified international treaties ⓘ review of conformity of regulations with the Constitution ⓘ review of constitutionality of acts and activities of political parties ⓘ review of constitutionality of laws ⓘ review of constitutionality of other state acts ⓘ review of electoral disputes in certain cases ⓘ |
| highestCourtFor | constitutional review in Slovenia ⓘ |
| judgesAppointedBy | National Assembly of Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judgeTermLength | 9 years ⓘ |
| judgeTermRenewable | no ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Slovene ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ljubljana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Slovene ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ustavno sodišče Republike Slovenije NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 9 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.us-rs.si ⓘ |
| predecessor | Constitutional Court of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduresRegulatedBy | Constitutional Court Act of Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Ljubljana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfReview |
abstract review of constitutionality
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concrete review of constitutionality ⓘ |
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