Guardian Council of the Constitution

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Guardian_Council
gptkbp:composedOf	6 Islamic faqihs 6 jurists
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:established	1980
gptkbp:faqihsAppointedBy	Supreme Leader of Iran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Guardian Council of the Constitution
gptkbp:juristsApprovedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_Iran
gptkbp:juristsNominatedBy	gptkb:Head_of_Judiciary
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:legalBasis	Articles 91-99 of the Constitution of Iran
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Tehran
gptkbp:mainFunction	interpretation of the Constitution supervision of elections approval of legislation
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:شورای_نگهبان_قانون_اساسی
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	12
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.shora-gc.ir/
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Government_of_Iran
gptkbp:powers	veto legislation disqualify electoral candidates
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Assembly_of_Experts gptkb:Expediency_Discernment_Council gptkb:Islamic_Consultative_Assembly
gptkbp:renewable	half of members replaced every 3 years
gptkbp:termLength	6 years
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Iranian_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6