Consulta

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Consulta is the commonly used short name for Italy’s Constitutional Court, the supreme body responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and resolving certain institutional disputes.

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Label Occurrences
Consulta canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
court
judicial body
bindingDecisions true
branchOfGovernment judiciary
canAnnulLaws true
compositionFeature mixed appointment system
constitutionalProvision Article 134 of the Italian Constitution
surface form: Articles 134-137 of the Italian Constitution
continent Europe
country Italy
countryCapital Rome
decisionsPublishedIn Gazzetta Ufficiale
establishedBy Constitution of Italy
establishedIn 1956
foundationLegalBasis Italian Constitution, Title VI
hasPower interpretation of constitutional provisions
judicial review of legislation
hearsDisputesBetween Regions
State and Regions
branches of the State
hearsIndividualAccess indirect via ordinary courts
judgeAppointmentBy Parliament in joint session
President of the Republic
higher ordinary and administrative courts
jurisdiction Italian Republic
Italy
language Italian
legalNature supreme constitutional body
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Palazzo della Consulta
Rome
numberOfJudges 15
officialName Italian Constitutional Court
surface form: Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana
presidentTitle President of the Constitutional Court
reelectionOfJudges not allowed
region Lazio
reviewScope national laws
regional laws
state acts with force of law
role protection of the Italian Constitution
resolution of institutional disputes
review of constitutionality of laws
seatBuildingFunction historic palace and institutional seat
shortName Consulta self-link
termLengthOfJudges 9 years
typeOfReview constitutional review

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Consulta shortName Consulta self-link
Consulta of Corsica shortName Consulta