TC

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TC is the Constitutional Court of Peru, the country’s highest body responsible for interpreting and safeguarding the constitution and constitutional rights.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitutional court
Court
abbreviationFor Tribunal Constitucional del Perú
aim Ensure effective protection of constitutional rights
Guarantee the supremacy of the Constitution of Peru
bindingOn All courts in Peru
All public authorities in Peru
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of Peru
country Peru
decidesOn Competence conflicts between public powers
Compliance actions (acción de cumplimiento)
Constitutional complaints (amparo)
Habeas corpus cases
Habeas data cases
Unconstitutionality actions (acción de inconstitucionalidad)
decisionType Final and unappealable in constitutional matters
establishedBy Constitution of Peru
function Constitutional review of laws and norms
Protection of fundamental rights through constitutional processes
Resolution of conflicts of constitutional competence
handles Cases involving alleged violations of constitutional rights
Challenges to the constitutionality of laws and regulations
hasAuthorityOver Constitutional matters in Peru
hasPower Annul laws and norms that violate the Constitution of Peru
Issue binding constitutional precedents
interprets Constitution of Peru
jurisdiction Republic of Peru
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalDomain Constitutional law
legalSystem Peruvian legal system
locatedIn Peru
locatedInCity Lima
nature Independent constitutional body
officialName Tribunal Constitucional del Perú
positionInHierarchy Highest constitutional jurisdiction in Peru
protects Fundamental rights recognized in the Constitution of Peru
regionServed Peru
responsibleFor Safeguarding constitutional rights in Peru
Safeguarding the constitution in Peru
role Guardian of constitutional rights in Peru
Highest body responsible for interpreting the Constitution of Peru
scope National
shortName TC
typeOfCourt Specialized constitutional court

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Constitutional Court of Peru
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