Ústavní soud

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Ústavní soud is the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, serving as the highest authority for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and protecting fundamental rights.

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Ústavní soud canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic ⓘ
appliesTo Constitution of the Czech Republic ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch ⓘ
buildingUsed former Moravian Diet building in Brno ⓘ
canAnnul laws contrary to the Constitution of the Czech Republic ⓘ
other legal regulations contrary to the constitutional order ⓘ
composition 15 judges ⓘ
country Czech Republic ⓘ
decisionsAre binding on all public authorities in the Czech Republic ⓘ
decisionsPublishedIn Sbírka nálezů a usnesení Ústavního soudu ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver constitutional complaints by individuals ⓘ
constitutional complaints by legal entities ⓘ
disputes over competences between state bodies ⓘ
electoral disputes in specified cases ⓘ
impeachment of the President of the Czech Republic ⓘ
review of constitutionality of laws ⓘ
review of constitutionality of other legal regulations ⓘ
review of decisions dissolving political parties ⓘ
hasOfficialPublication Sbírka nálezů a usnesení Ústavního soudu ⓘ
headquartersLocation Brno ⓘ
highestCourtIn constitutional matters in the Czech Republic ⓘ
inception 1993 ⓘ
isIndependentOf executive branch of the Czech Republic ⓘ
legislative branch of the Czech Republic ⓘ
judgesAppointedBy President of the Czech Republic ⓘ
judicialAppointmentsRequire consent of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic ⓘ
jurisdiction Czech Republic ⓘ
languageOfWork Czech ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the Czech Republic ⓘ
Constitutional Court Act ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Brno ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
South Moravian Region ⓘ
nativeLabel Ústavní soud ⓘ
numberOfJudges 15 ⓘ
officialName Ústavní soud České republiky ⓘ
oversees compliance of legislation with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
partOf constitutional system of the Czech Republic ⓘ
protects constitutional order of the Czech Republic ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ
replaces Constitutional Court of Czechoslovakia ⓘ
seatAddressCity Brno ⓘ
shortName ÚS ⓘ
termLengthOfJudges 10 years ⓘ
typeOfCourt specialized court ⓘ
website https://www.usoud.cz ⓘ

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