Constitutional Court of Spain

E192320

The Constitutional Court of Spain is the highest body in Spain responsible for interpreting the Constitution and reviewing the constitutionality of laws and public acts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
court
judicial body
abbreviation TC
appealType conflictos de competencia
conflictos en defensa de la autonomía local
recurso de amparo
recurso de inconstitucionalidad
appointmentBy Congreso de los Diputados
surface form: Congress of Deputies of Spain

General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
Spanish government
surface form: Government of Spain

Senate of Spain
buildingLocatedIn Calle Domenico Scarlatti, Madrid
canAnnul unconstitutional laws
canSuspend challenged legal provisions under certain conditions
composition 12 magistrates
country Spain
dateEstablished 1980
decisionType binding judgments
distinctFrom Supreme Court of Spain
establishedBy Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
function interpreting the Spanish Constitution
protecting fundamental rights through constitutional appeals (recurso de amparo)
resolving conflicts of competence between constitutional bodies
resolving conflicts of competence between the State and Autonomous Communities
reviewing international treaties for constitutional compatibility
reviewing the constitutionality of laws
reviewing the constitutionality of public acts
hasLeader President of the Constitutional Court
headquarters Madrid
highestAuthorityIn constitutional interpretation in Spain
jurisdiction Spain
language Spanish
legalBasis Organic Law of the Constitutional Court
Spanish Constitution
surface form: Title IX of the Spanish Constitution
locatedIn Community of Madrid
Madrid
Spain
memberCount 12
nativeName Tribunal Constitucional
notPartOf ordinary judicial hierarchy of Spain
numberAppointedByCongress 4
numberAppointedByGovernment 2
numberAppointedByJudicialCouncil 2
numberAppointedBySenate 4
partOf Spanish constitutional system
presidentTitle President of the Constitutional Court
renewalRule one third renewed every three years
requiresQualification magistrates must be jurists of recognized competence
magistrates must have at least 15 years of professional experience
termLength 9 years

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Spanish Constitution createsInstitution Constitutional Court of Spain
Spanish government oversightBy Constitutional Court of Spain
Catalan independence movement hasKeyEvent Constitutional Court of Spain
this entity surface form: 2010 Constitutional Court of Spain ruling on Catalan Statute of Autonomy
Catalan independence movement hasOpposition Constitutional Court of Spain
Spanish law hasJurisdiction Constitutional Court of Spain
Constitutional Committee relatedTo Constitutional Court of Spain
subject surface form: Constitutional Committee (Spain)
Title I: Fundamental Rights and Duties enforcedBy Constitutional Court of Spain
Spanish courts hasCourt Constitutional Court of Spain
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia interpretedBy Constitutional Court of Spain
2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation) declaredUnconstitutionalBy Constitutional Court of Spain
subject surface form: 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation) notRecognizedBy Constitutional Court of Spain
subject surface form: 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
2017 Catalan independence referendum lawSuspendedBy Constitutional Court of Spain
Supreme Court of Spain constitutionalReviewBodyInSpain Constitutional Court of Spain
Politics of the Basque Country hasKeyInstitution Constitutional Court of Spain