constitutional court

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constitutional institution court judicial body

A constitutional court is a high-level judicial body that primarily interprets and safeguards a country's constitution, often by reviewing the constitutionality of laws and government actions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional institution ⓘ court ⓘ judicial body ⓘ
appliesDoctrine	constitutional supremacy ⓘ judicial review ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
canDeclare	law unconstitutional ⓘ treaty unconstitutional in some systems ⓘ
canInvalidate	unconstitutional administrative acts ⓘ unconstitutional laws ⓘ
differsFrom	common law diffuse judicial review model ⓘ
hasAuthorityType	final interpreter of the constitution ⓘ
hasComposition	panel of judges ⓘ
hasDecisionEffect	annulment of unconstitutional provisions ⓘ binding on other courts ⓘ erga omnes in many systems ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	constitutional complaints by individuals ⓘ constitutional disputes between state organs ⓘ constitutionality of executive actions ⓘ constitutionality of regulations ⓘ constitutionality of statutes ⓘ election disputes of constitutional relevance ⓘ impeachment proceedings in some systems ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction	interpretation of the constitution ⓘ judicial review of laws ⓘ protection of constitutional order ⓘ review of government actions for constitutionality ⓘ safeguarding fundamental rights ⓘ
isCharacteristicOf	European model of constitutional review ⓘ civil law systems ⓘ
isEstablishedBy	constitution ⓘ constitutional statute in some countries ⓘ
isPartOf	constitutional system ⓘ judiciary ⓘ
judgesAreAppointedBy	executive branch in some systems ⓘ judicial council in some systems ⓘ legislature in some systems ⓘ
judgesUsuallyHave	fixed term of office ⓘ security of tenure ⓘ
mayBeIntegratedWith	supreme court ⓘ
mayBeSeparateFrom	supreme court NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayExercise	a posteriori review of laws ⓘ a priori review of laws ⓘ abstract review of legislation ⓘ concrete review of legislation ⓘ
notableExample	Constitutional Court of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitutional Court of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitutional Court of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitutional Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Constitutional Court of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesAtLevel	federal ⓘ national ⓘ supranational ⓘ
requires	impartiality of judges ⓘ independence from political branches ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

supreme administrative court → differsFrom → constitutional court ⓘ

supreme administrative court → cooperatesWith → constitutional court ⓘ