Constitutional Court of Niger

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The Constitutional Court of Niger is the country’s highest judicial body responsible for interpreting the constitution, overseeing the legality of laws and elections, and arbitrating disputes between state institutions.

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Label Occurrences
Constitutional Court of Niger canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
branch judicial branch of Niger ⓘ
composition panel of judges ⓘ
country Niger ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Niger ⓘ
function constitutional review ⓘ
electoral oversight ⓘ
institutional arbitration ⓘ
independence constitutionally guaranteed ⓘ
jurisdiction Niger ⓘ
languageOfProceedings French ⓘ
legalStatus highest judicial authority in constitutional matters in Niger ⓘ
locatedIn Niamey ⓘ
power annuls laws that are unconstitutional ⓘ
decides on disputes concerning the division of powers between state institutions ⓘ
issues advisory opinions on constitutional questions when requested by authorities ⓘ
validates legislative election results ⓘ
validates presidential election results ⓘ
role arbitrates disputes between state institutions ⓘ
controls conformity of international treaties with the Constitution ⓘ
guarantees respect for the Constitution ⓘ
interprets the Constitution of Niger ⓘ
oversees legality of elections ⓘ
reviews constitutionality of laws ⓘ
rules on electoral disputes ⓘ
rules on referendums ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Niger ⓘ
typeOfLawReviewed ordinary laws ⓘ
organic laws ⓘ
regulations related to elections ⓘ

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

Government of Niger → cooperatesWith → Constitutional Court of Niger ⓘ
Nigerien judiciary → hasHighestCourt → Constitutional Court of Niger ⓘ
Nigerien judiciary → hasCourt → Constitutional Court of Niger ⓘ