Constitutional Court of Slovenia

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The Constitutional Court of Slovenia is the country’s highest body for constitutional review, responsible for safeguarding the constitutionality of laws and protecting fundamental rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
court
abbreviation US RS
appointmentBy President of Slovenia
bindingForceOfDecisions binding on all natural and legal persons
binding on all state authorities
branch judicial branch
canAnnul unconstitutional laws
unconstitutional regulations
canReview acts of the Government of Slovenia
acts of the National Assembly of Slovenia
local government regulations
canSuspend implementation of challenged acts in certain cases
constitutionalBasis Chapter on the Constitutional Court in the Constitution of Slovenia
country Slovenia
establishedBy Constitution of Slovenia
hasNumberOfJudges 9
hearsCasesOn constitutional complaints by individuals
petitions by other authorized applicants for review of constitutionality
requests by regular courts for constitutional review
independence independent from executive branch
independent from legislative branch
judgeElectionConfirmedBy National Assembly of Slovenia
judgeTermLength 9 years
judgeTermRenewable no
jurisdiction Republic of Slovenia
linked to: Slovenia
languageOfProceedings Slovene
legalSystem Slovenian legal system
locatedIn Ljubljana
locatedInCountry Slovenia
power constitutional complaint procedure
deciding jurisdictional disputes between state authorities
deciding on impeachment of the President of Slovenia
deciding on the unconstitutionality of acts and activities of political parties
judicial review of constitutionality of laws
review of constitutionality of general acts
review of constitutionality of international treaties before ratification
review of constitutionality of regulations
review of electoral disputes in certain cases
proceduralLaw Constitutional Court Act of Slovenia
protects human rights and fundamental freedoms
region Europe
role guardian of constitutionality of laws in Slovenia
highest body for constitutional review in Slovenia
protector of fundamental rights in Slovenia
seat Beethovnova ulica, Ljubljana
typeOfBody independent state authority
website https://www.us-rs.si

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Slovenian parliamentary elections supervisingBody Constitutional Court of Slovenia
Constitutional Court of Slovenia predecessor Constitutional Court of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia
subject linked to: Constitutional Court
linked to: Constitutional Court of Slovenia
Constitutional Court of Slovenia nativeName Ustavno sodišče Republike Slovenije
subject linked to: Constitutional Court
linked to: Constitutional Court of Slovenia
Procedure for Amending the Constitution (Slovenia) involvesInstitution Constitutional Court of Slovenia