Constitutional Court of Guatemala

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The Constitutional Court of Guatemala is the country’s highest tribunal for constitutional review, responsible for interpreting the constitution and safeguarding constitutional rights and the separation of powers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Constitutional Court of Guatemala canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
aim defend constitutional supremacy ⓘ
guarantee effective protection of constitutional rights ⓘ
maintain institutional balance among state powers ⓘ
branch judicial branch of Guatemala ⓘ
capitalOfJurisdiction Guatemala City ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
decidesOn constitutional challenges brought by individuals or entities ⓘ
constitutional conflicts between state organs ⓘ
constitutionality of laws ⓘ
constitutionality of regulations ⓘ
constitutionality of treaties ⓘ
establishedFor protection of constitutional supremacy in Guatemala ⓘ
function decide on actions of unconstitutionality ⓘ
decide on amparo proceedings at the highest level ⓘ
ensure separation of powers ⓘ
issue binding constitutional rulings ⓘ
protect fundamental rights ⓘ
resolve constitutional disputes between state organs ⓘ
safeguard constitutional order ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver executive acts of Guatemala ⓘ
judicial acts when constitutionality is challenged ⓘ
legislative acts of Guatemala ⓘ
hasPrecedenceOver ordinary courts of Guatemala in constitutional matters ⓘ
isPartOf constitutional order of Guatemala ⓘ
jurisdiction Guatemala ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Spanish ⓘ
legalAuthority Constitution of Guatemala ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
locatedIn Guatemala City ⓘ
oversees compliance with the Constitution of Guatemala ⓘ
power constitutional interpretation ⓘ
judicial review of governmental acts ⓘ
judicial review of laws ⓘ
review of constitutionality of executive actions ⓘ
review of constitutionality of regulations ⓘ
review of constitutionality of statutes ⓘ
role guardian of the Constitution of Guatemala ⓘ
highest tribunal for constitutional review in Guatemala ⓘ
interpreter of the Constitution of Guatemala ⓘ
protector of constitutional rights ⓘ
protector of separation of powers ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Guatemala only in its decisions ⓘ
typeOfCourt specialized constitutional jurisdiction ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Guatemala → judicialBody → Constitutional Court of Guatemala ⓘ
Corte Suprema de Justicia de Guatemala → relatedTo → Constitutional Court of Guatemala ⓘ
subject linked to: Corte Suprema de Justicia