Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy

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A Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy is a member of the country’s highest court responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and safeguarding the Italian Constitution.

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Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court judge
judicial office
public office in Italy
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic
appointedBy Parliament of Italy in joint session
President of Italy
supreme ordinary and administrative courts of Italy
appointedFrom Parliamentary appointees
President of Italy appointees
judicial appointees
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Italy
cannotHold Government office in Italy
membership in Parliament of Italy
other public offices incompatible with judicial independence
country Italy
createdBy entry into force of the Constitution of Italy
firstCourtSession 1956
hasDuty ensure laws comply with the Constitution
safeguard the Italian Constitution
hasNumberOfPositions 15
hasOathRequirement oath to uphold the Italian Constitution
hasPower judgment on charges against the President of the Republic
judicial review of constitutionality of laws
review of State–Region competence disputes
review of acts having force of law
review of admissibility of abrogative referendums
review of conflicts between branches of the State
languageOfWork Italian
legalBasis Constitution of Italy
Constitutional Law No. 1 of 1953
Constitutional Law No. 1 of 1989
Constitutional Law No. 2 of 1967
Title VI of the Italian Constitution
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Rome
memberOfBody Constitutional Court of Italy plenary
numberOfJudicialAppointees 5
numberOfParliamentaryAppointees 5
numberOfPresidentialAppointees 5
participatesIn deliberations on constitutionality of laws
election of the President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
partOf Constitutional Court of Italy
requiresCitizenship Italian citizenship
requiresQualification being a full professor of law at an Italian university
being a judge of the higher ordinary or administrative courts
being a lawyer with at least twenty years of practice
seat Palazzo della Consulta, Rome
termLength 9 years
termRenewable no
workLocation Rome

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Giuliano Amato positionHeld Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
subject linked to: Amato