Constitutional Court of Suriname building in Paramaribo
Established
2020
Location
Paramaribo, Suriname
Composition method
Appointment by the President upon nomination by the National Assembly
Authorized by
Article 144 of the Constitution of Suriname
Judge term length
5 years (once renewable)
Number of positions
8
President
Currently
Gloria Karg-Stirling
Since
7 May 2020
Vice President
Currently
Kenneth Amoksi
Since
7 May 2020
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Ronnie Brunswijk
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The Constitutional Court (Dutch: Constitutioneel hof) is the constitutional court for the Republic of Suriname. Its establishment was already foreseen in both the constitution of Suriname of 1975 and the current constitution of 1987, but it took until 4 October 2019 for the National Assembly to enact a law providing for the establishment of a constitutional court.[1] After some errors concerning the official proclamation of the establishment of the court were corrected,[2] the members of the court were installed on 7 May 2020.[3][4][5]
The lack of a constitutional court became an imminent problem after the court-martial decided in 2015 that the 2012 amnesty law that should have halted the prosecution of the December murders must be tested in the constitutional court first.[6]
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^Cairo, Ivan (19 January 2020). "Blunders voordrachten Constitutioneel Hof worden gecorrigeerd". de Ware Tijd. Paramaribo. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^Cairo, Ivan (8 May 2020). "'Rechtsstatelijkheid enige leidraad Constitutioneel Hof'". de Ware Tijd. Paramaribo. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^Thomas, Vishmohanie (7 May 2020). "Suriname heeft na bijkans 45 jaar eindelijk een Constitutioneel Hof". Suriname Herald. Paramaribo. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^"Leden Constitutioneel Hof geïnstalleerd". Starnieuws. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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