Constitutional Court of Morocco

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The Constitutional Court of Morocco is the highest judicial body responsible for overseeing the constitutionality of laws and ensuring that government actions comply with the Moroccan constitution.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
court ⓘ
appliesLaw Constitution of Morocco ⓘ
appointmentBy King of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Sultan of Morocco

President of the House of Councillors of Morocco ⓘ
President of the House of Representatives of Morocco ⓘ
bindingForce its decisions are binding on all public authorities and on all administrative and judicial authorities ⓘ
branchOf judicial system of Morocco ⓘ
canBeSeizedBy Head of Government of Morocco ⓘ
King of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Sultan of Morocco

President of the House of Councillors of Morocco ⓘ
President of the House of Representatives of Morocco ⓘ
forty members of the House of Councillors of Morocco ⓘ
one-fifth of the members of the House of Representatives of Morocco ⓘ
composition 12 judges ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Title VIII of the 2011 Constitution of Morocco ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
decisionEffect may annul unconstitutional provisions of laws ⓘ
may declare laws or provisions unconstitutional before promulgation ⓘ
ensures separation of powers as defined by the Constitution of Morocco ⓘ
supremacy of the Constitution of Morocco ⓘ
establishedBy 2011 Constitution of Morocco ⓘ
function decide on disputes regarding election of members of Parliament ⓘ
decide on disputes regarding referendum operations ⓘ
review constitutionality of international treaties before ratification ⓘ
review constitutionality of laws after promulgation under certain conditions ⓘ
review constitutionality of laws before promulgation ⓘ
review constitutionality of organic laws ⓘ
review constitutionality of parliamentary rules of procedure ⓘ
verify conditions for implementation of certain constitutional procedures ⓘ
headquartersLocation Rabat ⓘ
independenceGuaranteedBy Constitution of Morocco ⓘ
jurisdiction Morocco ⓘ
languageOfWork Arabic ⓘ
legalNature independent authority ⓘ
legalStatus highest constitutional authority in Morocco ⓘ
memberCount 12 ⓘ
oversees constitutionality of certain executive acts ⓘ
constitutionality of legislative acts ⓘ
predecessor Constitutional Council of Morocco ⓘ
renewalSystem one-third of members renewed every three years ⓘ
replaced Constitutional Council of Morocco ⓘ
role interpretation of constitutional provisions ⓘ
judicial review of constitutionality of laws ⓘ
oversight of compliance of government actions with the constitution ⓘ
seat Rabat ⓘ
termLength 9 years ⓘ
termRenewal non-renewable ⓘ
typeOfCourt specialized constitutional jurisdiction ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Government of Morocco → subjectTo → Constitutional Court of Morocco ⓘ
House of Representatives of Morocco → supervisedBy → Constitutional Court of Morocco ⓘ
Judiciary of Morocco → cooperatesWith → Constitutional Court of Morocco ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Morocco → replaced → Constitutional Council of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Constitutional Court of Morocco
Constitutional Court of Morocco → predecessor → Constitutional Council of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Constitutional Court of Morocco