Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic information
Not to be confused with Supreme Court of the Czech Republic.
Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic
Ústavní soud České republiky
Established
1 January 1993
Location
Brno, Czech Republic
Composition method
Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation
Authorized by
Constitution of the Czech Republic
Judge term length
10 years, renewable
Number of positions
15
Website
https://www.usoud.cz/
President
Currently
Josef Baxa
Since
7 August 2023
Politics of the Czech Republic
Constitution
Constitutional acts
Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms
Executive
President (list)
Petr Pavel
Government
Prime Minister (list)
Petr Fiala
Parliament
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Judiciary
Constitutional Court
Supreme Court
Supreme Administrative Court
High Courts
Regional Courts
District Courts
Recent elections
Legislative: 2006
2010
2013
2017
2021
Senate: 2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
European: 2009
2014
2019
2024
Presidential:
2008
2013
2018
2023
Administrative divisions
Regions
Districts
Municipalities
Foreign relations
Czech Republic–Germany relations
Czech Republic–France relations
Czech Republic–United Kingdom relations
Czech Republic–United States relations
Czech Republic–China relations
Czech Republic–Poland relations
Czech Republic–Russia relations
Czech Republic–Ukraine relations
Politics of the European Union
Czech Republic portal
Other countries
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Seat of the Court in Brno.
The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic (Czech: Ústavní soud České republiky) is the supreme constitutional court in the Czech Republic and the de facto highest and most powerful court in the land.[1]
It has its basis in the Constitution and it is the one created with the greatest specificity among all levels of judiciary. The Constitution states that the Court is "charged with protection of constitutional rule" and as such its primary and appellate jurisdiction is to review and rule on questions of constitutionality and constitutional law. It is also the only venue for impeachment proceedings brought by the Parliament against the president.[2] The Court has the power of judicial review which allows it to invalidate and strike down laws enacted by the Parliament.[3]
The decisions of the Court are final, cannot be overturned except by amending the constitution, and are considered a source of law, similar to precedents in a common law system.[4]
Although the Court itself was established only in 1993, its Czechoslovak predecessor was already provided for in the Constitution of 1920, making Czechoslovakia the first country in the world with a system of judicial review by a specialized court (although the court itself first convened after the Austrian one). It was later adopted by many other countries.[5][6]
^Kühn, Zdeněk (3 May 2021), "The Czech Constitutional Court in times of populism", Populist Challenges to Constitutional Interpretation in Europe and Beyond, London: Routledge, pp. 95–108, doi:10.4324/9781003148944-8, ISBN 978-1-003-14894-4, S2CID 233553830, retrieved 3 January 2024
^"UPDATE: An Introduction to the Czech Legal System and Legal Resources Online - GlobaLex". www.nyulawglobal.org. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^Kopeček, Lubomír; Petrov, Jan (February 2016). "From Parliament to Courtroom: Judicial Review of Legislation as a Political Tool in the Czech Republic". East European Politics and Societies: And Cultures. 30 (1): 120–146. doi:10.1177/0888325414561784. ISSN 0888-3254. S2CID 143998886.
^"Postavení a pravomoci". Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^Langášek, Tomáš (2011). Ústavní soud Československé republiky a jeho osudy v letech 1920-1948. Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s. r. o. ISBN 978-80-7380-347-6.
^Constitutional Court of Austria - History Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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