TC

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TC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Constitutional Court of Spain, the country’s highest body in matters of constitutional interpretation.

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instanceOf Constitutional court
court of law
abbreviationOf Tribunal Constitucional
alsoKnownAs Spanish Constitutional Court
appointmentBy King of Spain
branch judicial branch
composition panel of magistrates
country Spain
decidesOn amparo appeals for protection of fundamental rights
appeals of unconstitutionality (recurso de inconstitucionalidad)
conflicts of jurisdiction of constitutional relevance
questions of unconstitutionality raised by ordinary courts
distinctFrom Supreme Court of Spain
establishedBy Spanish Constitution of 1978
establishedInYear 1978
fullName Tribunal Constitucional
fullNameInEnglish Constitutional Court of Spain
hasAuthorityOver autonomous communities of Spain
central government of Spain
public authorities of Spain
hasPower conflict resolution between State and autonomous communities
conflict resolution between autonomous communities
conflict resolution between constitutional bodies
constitutional complaint (recurso de amparo)
judicial review of laws
review of acts of the autonomous communities for constitutionality
review of governmental acts for constitutionality
review of the constitutionality of international treaties prior to ratification
review of the constitutionality of statutes
interprets Spanish Constitution of 1978
jurisdiction Kingdom of Spain
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalNature independent constitutional body
legalSystem Spanish legal system
location Madrid
locationCountry Spain
memberTitle magistrate
nominatedBy Congress of Deputies
General Council of the Judiciary
Government of Spain
linked to: Spanish government

Senate of Spain
protects fundamental rights and public liberties under the Spanish Constitution
role highest body in matters of constitutional interpretation in Spain
separateFrom ordinary judiciary of Spain
typeOfCourt special constitutional court
website https://www.tribunalconstitucional.es

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