Law Establishing the Constitutional Court
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- Article 1A Constitutional Court shall be established with exclusive jurisdiction to interpret constitutional provisions and to adjudicate disputes concerning the…
- Article 2The Constitutional Court shall be composed of five counsellors selected by the Judicial Council by secret ballot. It shall also select two alternate members, and they…
- Article 3The President of the Court shall call its members to convene whenever necessary and shall notify them of the date and place of the meeting sufficiently in advance of the…
- Article 4Disputes shall be brought before the Constitutional Court by either of the following two methods: 1 - At the request of the National Assembly or the Council of…
- Article 4 مكرر بIn all cases, the Constitutional Court may not examine the decree dissolving the National Assembly, nor the decree calling for elections of members of the National…
- Article 4 مكرراAny person with a direct personal interest may challenge before the Constitutional Court, by an original action, the decree dissolving the National Assembly, as well as…
- Article 4 مكرراًEvery natural or legal person may challenge, by an original action before the Constitutional Court, any law, decree-law or regulation if he has serious doubts as to its…
- Article 5Electoral challenges concerning the National Assembly shall be submitted to the Court directly or through the aforementioned Assembly in accordance with its prescribed…
- Article 6If the Constitutional Court determines that a law, decree-law or regulation is unconstitutional, or that an administrative regulation is unlawful because it contravenes…
- Article 7The President of the Court and its members shall take the following oath before the Amir and in the presence of the Minister of Justice: “I swear by Almighty God to…
- Article 8The Court shall draw up regulations containing the rules governing litigation procedures before it, the conduct of its work and the enforcement of its judgments. These…