Constitutional Court of Chile

E23643

constitutional court court

The Constitutional Court of Chile is the country's highest body for constitutional review, responsible for ensuring that laws and government actions comply with the Chilean Constitution.

Aliases (1)

Tribunal Constitucional de Chile ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional court → court →
appliesTo	acts of public authorities → decrees → laws → regulations →
branch	judicial branch of Chile →
composition	multiple justices →
country	Chile →
decisionEffect	binding on public authorities → may invalidate unconstitutional norms →
ensuresComplianceWith	Constitution of Chile →
governingDocument	Constitution of Chile →
hasAuthorityOver	constitutionality of executive acts → constitutionality of legislative acts → some matters involving autonomous constitutional bodies →
hasFunction	annulment of unconstitutional legal norms → interpretation of constitutional provisions → protection of fundamental rights within its jurisdiction → safeguarding separation of powers →
hasLanguage	Spanish →
hasOfficialNameInSpanish	Tribunal Constitucional de Chile →
highestAuthorityFor	constitutional review in Chile →
jurisdiction	Chile →
legalNature	specialized constitutional jurisdiction →
legalSystem	Chilean legal system →
locatedIn	Santiago, Chile →
role	abstract review of legislation → adjudication of constitutional conflicts between state powers → concrete review of constitutionality in certain cases → constitutional review → control of constitutionality of government actions → control of constitutionality of laws → judicial review of constitutionality → protection of the Chilean Constitution → review of constitutionality of electoral matters in some cases → review of constitutionality of international treaties in some circumstances → review of constitutionality of political party activities in some cases → review of constitutionality of presidential decrees →
separateFrom	Supreme Court of Chile →
subjectArea	constitutional law → public law →
subjectOf	Chilean constitutional law →
typeOfReview	a posteriori constitutional review in some procedures → a priori constitutional review in some procedures →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constitution of Chile →	enforcedBy
Judicial branch of Chile →	hasComponent
Constitutional Court of Chile ("Tribunal Constitucional de Chile") →	hasOfficialNameInSpanish