Constitutional Law Committee of Parliament

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The Constitutional Law Committee of Parliament is a key Finnish parliamentary body responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of legislation and overseeing matters related to constitutional and fundamental rights.

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Constitutional Law Committee of Parliament canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary committee ⓘ
standing committee ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitutional Law Committee of the Parliament of Finland ⓘ
Perustuslakivaliokunta ⓘ
composition members of Parliament of Finland ⓘ
country Finland ⓘ
decisionMaking issues committee reports and opinions ⓘ
domain constitutional law ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
legislative review ⓘ
ensures that legislation complies with the Constitution of Finland ⓘ
that legislation respects fundamental and human rights ⓘ
focus legislative procedure questions with constitutional relevance ⓘ
protection of fundamental rights in Finnish law ⓘ
relationship between national law and international human rights obligations ⓘ
separation of powers issues in legislation ⓘ
hasAuthority to propose changes to bills on constitutional grounds ⓘ
to recommend that a bill be passed in a constitutional amendment procedure if required ⓘ
to recommend that a bill not be passed if it conflicts with the Constitution of Finland ⓘ
hasRole assesses compatibility of legislation with fundamental rights ⓘ
evaluates limitations on fundamental rights in legislation ⓘ
examines government bills for constitutional issues ⓘ
examines international treaties for constitutional implications ⓘ
examines members’ legislative initiatives for constitutional issues ⓘ
interprets constitutional provisions in the legislative process ⓘ
issues opinions on constitutional questions to other parliamentary committees ⓘ
monitors compliance of legislation with the Constitution of Finland ⓘ
participates in constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ
provides guidance on constitutional practice to Parliament ⓘ
reviews constitutionality of proposed legislation ⓘ
influences drafting of government bills on constitutional matters ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Finland in parliamentary practice ⓘ
scope and limits of restrictions on fundamental rights ⓘ
jurisdiction Finland ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Finland ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of Finland ⓘ
operatesWithin unicameral parliamentary system of Finland ⓘ
oversees implementation of constitutional and fundamental rights in legislation ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Finland ⓘ
primaryLanguage Finnish ⓘ
relatedTo Finnish fundamental rights system ⓘ
Finnish human rights obligations under international treaties ⓘ
constitutional amendment procedures in Finland ⓘ
reportsTo Plenary of the Parliament of Finland ⓘ
selectionMethod members appointed by Parliament of Finland ⓘ
typeOfReview ex ante constitutional review ⓘ

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Constitution of Finland → establishes → Constitutional Law Committee of Parliament ⓘ