Constitutional Court of Colombia

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The Constitutional Court of Colombia is the country’s highest tribunal for constitutional review, responsible for safeguarding the Constitution, protecting fundamental rights, and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and government actions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
court
judicial body
alsoKnownAs Constitutional Court of Colombia
surface form: Corte Constitucional

Constitutional Court of Colombia
surface form: Corte Constitucional de Colombia
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Colombia
canInvalidate unconstitutional government decrees
unconstitutional laws
capitalOfJurisdiction Bogotá
composition panel of magistrates
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Colombia
surface form: 1991 Constitution of Colombia
country Colombia
dateEstablished 1991
decisionType binding constitutional judgments
establishedBy Constitution of Colombia
hasFunction abstract constitutional review of laws
concrete constitutional review via tutela decisions
interpretation of the Constitution of Colombia
protection of fundamental rights through tutela jurisprudence
review of constitutional amendments
review of international treaties for constitutional conformity
review of states of exception decrees
hasJurisdictionType nationwide
headquarters Bogotá
jurisdiction Colombia
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalAuthorityOver international treaties subject to constitutional review
laws of Colombia
legislative acts amending the Constitution
presidential decrees in constitutional matters
legalNature autonomous and independent court
legalSystem Colombian legal system
locatedIn Bogotá
memberOf judicial branch of Colombia
oversees constitutionality of government actions
constitutionality of laws
partOf constitutional control system of Colombia
predecessor Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia (in constitutional matters)
protects constitutional order in Colombia
fundamental rights of individuals
role guardian of the Constitution of Colombia
highest tribunal for constitutional review in Colombia
protector of fundamental rights
reviewer of constitutionality of government actions
reviewer of constitutionality of laws
subjectMatter constitutional law
fundamental rights
judicial review

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Government of Colombia judicialBody Constitutional Court of Colombia
Judicial Power of Colombia hasComponent Constitutional Court of Colombia
Attorney General of Colombia (with participation of other bodies) cooperatesWith Constitutional Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
Constitution of Colombia establishes Constitutional Court of Colombia
Constitutional Court of Colombia (which handles constitutional review) alsoKnownAs Constitutional Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Constitutional Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Corte Constitucional de Colombia
Council of State of Colombia (which is the highest administrative court) isPartOfSystemWith Constitutional Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Council of State of Colombia
Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandía hasTenant Constitutional Court of Colombia
Council of State of Colombia coequalWith Constitutional Court of Colombia
Senate of Colombia relatedInstitution Constitutional Court of Colombia
Atrato River basin legalRecognitionBy Constitutional Court of Colombia
Judicial branch of Colombia hasHighestCourt Constitutional Court of Colombia
Judicial branch of Colombia hasCourt Constitutional Court of Colombia
Constitutional Court of Colombia alsoKnownAs Constitutional Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Corte Constitucional de Colombia
Constitutional Court of Colombia alsoKnownAs Constitutional Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Corte Constitucional
Capital District of Bogotá isSeatOf Constitutional Court of Colombia
Palacio de Justicia de Colombia houses Constitutional Court of Colombia
Casa de Nariño area, Bogotá contains Constitutional Court of Colombia
Atrato River recognizedBy Constitutional Court of Colombia