Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic

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The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic is the highest judicial authority for constitutional review in Slovakia, responsible for interpreting the constitution and assessing the conformity of laws and state actions with it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
court
judicial body
appliesLegalSystem legal system of Slovakia
buildingLocatedAt Hlavná ulica
surface form: Hlavná ulica, Košice
canAnnul laws contrary to the Constitution of Slovakia
other generally binding legal regulations contrary to the Constitution of Slovakia
canSuspendEffectOf contested legal provisions during constitutional review
composition panel of judges
continent Europe
country Slovakia
dateOfEstablishment 1992
establishedBy Constitution of Slovakia
surface form: Constitution of the Slovak Republic
foundedAfter dissolution of Czechoslovakia
function constitutional review
interpretation of the Constitution of Slovakia
protection of fundamental rights and freedoms
handles abstract review of norms
incidental review of norms
individual constitutional complaints
hasLegalAuthorityOver constitutional complaints
constitutionality of laws in Slovakia
disputes on competences among central state bodies in Slovakia
election-related constitutional matters in Slovakia
review of international treaties for conformity with the Constitution of Slovakia
headquartersLocation Košice
highestCourtIn constitutional matters in Slovakia
independence independent from executive branch of Slovakia
independent from legislative branch of Slovakia
isPartOf constitutional system of Slovakia
judiciary of Slovakia
judgeAppointmentBy President of Slovakia
judgeCandidatesProposedBy National Council of the Slovak Republic
jurisdiction Slovakia
surface form: Slovak Republic
legalBasis Constitution of Slovakia
surface form: Constitution of the Slovak Republic of 1992
legalForm independent judicial institution
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Košice Region
Slovakia
memberOf Conference of European Constitutional Courts
World Conference on Constitutional Justice
numberOfJudges 13
officialLanguage Slovak
officialName Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky
precededBy Constitutional Court of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
termLengthOfJudges 12 years
website Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: https://www.ustavnysud.sk

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Constitution of Slovakia definesJudicialBody Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic
Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic officialName Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky
Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic website Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: https://www.ustavnysud.sk
Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic distinctFrom Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic