Court of Arbitration

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The Court of Arbitration, now known as the Constitutional Court of Belgium, is the country’s highest judicial body for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and protecting fundamental rights.

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Court of Arbitration canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
highest court
judicial body
alsoKnownAs Constitutional Court of Belgium
bindingForce its judgments are final
canBeSeizedBy courts
individuals under certain conditions
public authorities
competence review of decrees of communities and regions
review of federal laws
review of legislative acts
review of ordinances of the Brussels-Capital Region
composition judges
country Belgium
decisionEffect annulled provisions are removed from the legal order
annulment decisions are binding erga omnes
function annulment of unconstitutional laws
constitutional review
suspension of contested laws
hasAuthorityOver community legislatures
federal legislature
regional legislatures
independence independent from legislative and executive branches
jurisdiction Belgium
languageRegime Dutch
French
bilingual Dutch-French
legalBasis Constitution of Belgium
surface form: Belgian Constitution
legalSystem Belgian legal system
level highest judicial body for constitutional review in Belgium
locatedIn Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
protects equality and non-discrimination principles
fundamental rights guaranteed by the Belgian Constitution
purpose ensuring respect for fundamental rights in legislation
guaranteeing supremacy of the Constitution
replacedBy Constitutional Court of Belgium
role protecting fundamental rights
reviewing constitutionality of laws
scope communities
federal state
regions
separationOfPowersRole arbiter of conflicts of competence between levels of government
subjectMatter constitutional law
division of powers
fundamental rights
typeOfReview abstract review of legislation
concrete review via preliminary questions

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Constitutional Court of Belgium formerlyKnownAs Court of Arbitration
Constitutional Court of Belgium renamedFrom Court of Arbitration