Constitutional Court of Malta

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The Constitutional Court of Malta is the country’s highest court for constitutional review and human rights issues, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and adjudicating related disputes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Constitutional Court of Malta canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ
applies European Convention on Human Rights as incorporated into Maltese law ⓘ
bindingInterpretationOf Constitution of Malta ⓘ
bindingOn all other courts in Malta ⓘ
canDeclare a law inconsistent with the Constitution of Malta ⓘ
an act of public authority in breach of fundamental rights ⓘ
country Malta ⓘ
courtSystemLevel apex court for constitutional matters ⓘ
decisionsAre final ⓘ
ensures protection of fundamental human rights in Malta ⓘ
supremacy of the Constitution of Malta ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Malta ⓘ
governmentTypeContext unitary parliamentary republic of Malta ⓘ
handles constitutional interpretation disputes ⓘ
human rights adjudication ⓘ
questions on separation of powers under the Constitution of Malta ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver constitutional review ⓘ
electoral disputes ⓘ
fundamental human rights cases ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Malta ⓘ
questions of validity of laws under the Constitution of Malta ⓘ
hearsCasesFrom Civil Court (First Hall) in its constitutional jurisdiction ⓘ
highestCourtFor constitutional matters in Malta ⓘ
human rights issues in Malta ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Malta ⓘ
linked to: Malta
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Maltese ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Malta ⓘ
locatedIn Malta ⓘ
Valletta ⓘ
oversees compatibility of administrative actions with fundamental rights ⓘ
constitutionality of legislation in Malta ⓘ
partOf judiciary of Malta ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Malta

superior courts of Malta ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Malta
subjectMatter constitutional law ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ
typeOfAppealsHeard appeals from decisions of the Civil Court (First Hall) in its constitutional jurisdiction ⓘ
appeals on alleged violations of fundamental rights ⓘ
appeals on constitutional questions ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Constitution of Malta → establishesBody → Constitutional Court of Malta ⓘ
Judiciary of Malta → includesBody → Constitutional Court of Malta ⓘ
Judiciary of Malta → highestCourt → Constitutional Court of Malta ⓘ