The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
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The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
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The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
V THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia shall consist of 11 justices
elected by the House of Representatives at the proposal of the House of Counties for a term of
eight years from among outstanding jurists, especially judges, public prosecutors, lawyers and
university law professors.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia shall elect a president for a term of
four years.
Justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia shall not perform
any other public or professional duties.
Justices of the Constitutional Court of Croatia shall enjoy the same immunity as
representatives in the Croatian Parliament.
A justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia may be relieved
of office before the expiry of the term for which he was elected if he requests to be relieved, if he
is sentenced to a term of imprisonment, or if he is permanently incapacitated to perform his
office, as established by the Court itself.
The Constitutional court of Croatia shall:
- decide on the conformity of laws with the Constitution;
- decide on the conformity of other regulations with the Constitution and the law;
- protect the constitutional freedoms and rights of man and the citizen;
- decide jurisdictional disputes among legislative, executive and judicial branches;
- decide, in conformity with the Constitution, on the impeachability of the President of the
Republic;
- supervise the constitutionality of the programs and activities of political parties and may,
in conformity with the Constitution, ban their work;
- supervise the constitutionality and legality of elections and republican referenda, and
decide electoral disputes which do not fall within the jurisdiction of courts;
- conduct other affairs specified by the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court of Croatia shall repeal a law if it finds it to be
unconstitutional.
The Constitutional Court of Croatia shall repeal or annul any other regulation if it finds it
to be unconstitutional or illegal.
Conditions for the election of justices of the Constitutional Court of the Republic
of Croatia and the termination of their office, conditions and time-limits for instituting
proceedings for the assessment of the constitutionality and legality, procedure and the legal effect
of its decisions, protection of the constitutional freedoms and rights of man and the citizen, and
other issues important for the performance of duties and work of the Constitutional Court of the
Republic of Croatia, shall be regulated by the Constitutional Law.
The Constitutional Law shall be passed by the procedure determined for amending the
Constitution.
The internal organization of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia shall be
regulated by its rules of procedure.
| Historical Foundations
| | Basic Provisions
| | Fundamental Freedoms And Rights Of Man And Citizen
| | Common Provisions
| | Personal and Political Liberties and Rights
| | Economic Social and Cultural Rights
| | Organisation of Government
| | Croatian Parliament
| | President of the Republic of Croatia
| | Government of the Republic of Croatia
| | Judicial Power
| | Public Prosecution Service
| | Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
| | Community Level Local and Regional Self Government
| | International Relations
| | International Treaties
| | Association and Dissociation
| Amending The Constitution
| Transitional And Concluding Provisions
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