Constitutional Courts

Concept of Constitutional Courts

Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law.

Constitutional Court of Colombia (Corte Constitucional de Colombia)

In relation to the constitutional court of colombia (corte constitucional de colombia) and constitutional law, David Landau[1] made the following observation: The Colombian Constitutional Court is the high court of the country of Colombia on most matters of constitutional law. It was created by the 1991 Colombian Constitution. Since its creation, the Court has become well known for its jurisprudence on a variety of issues, including the right to free development of personality, socioeconomic rights, indigenous rights, the incorporation of international law into domestic law, and the doctrine of unconstitutional constitutional amendments. Some scholars have stated that the Colombian Constitutional Court is the most (…)

Constitutional Court of Italy (La Corte Costituzionale Della Repubblica Italiana)

In relation to the constitutional court of italy (la corte costituzionale della repubblica italiana) and constitutional law, Justin O Frosini[1] made the following observation: The Italian Constitutional Court (la Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana) was set up for the first time in Italy by the Constituent Assembly that was elected on 2 June 1946, the same day the country chose to become a republic. The Corte costituzionale is regulated by Articles 134 to 137 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic: 22 December 1947 (It), which came into effect on 1 January 1948, as well as by Constitutional Laws 1/1948, 1/1953, and 2/1967, and Statute Law 87/1953. 3. The birth of the Italian Constitutional Court was quite (…)

Constitutional Court of Colombia

In relation to the constitutional court of colombia and constitutional law, David Landau[1] made the following observation: Decision T-426 of 1992 is an important individual complaint (or tutela) decision of the Constitutional Court of Colombia (Corte Constitucional de Colombia). The decision involved the spousal pension rights of an elderly man. The Court granted the tutela. The decision helped to establish two critical propositions that have remained important in Colombian Constitutional Law today: the justiciability of socioeconomic rights under certain conditions, and the implied right to a 'vital minimum' (right to minimum level of subsistence). The decision thus helped to (…)

The Constitutional Court (South Africa)

Name of this Court

The Constitutional Court (South Africa) is the standarized name of one of the Commonwealth Courts – see the entries in the corresponding legal Encyclopedia (of this project) about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Constitutional Court (South Africa) in its national legal system.

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• Judiciary

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Notes and References

1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, David Landau, “Constitutional Court of Colombia” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

See Also

• Egalitarianism
• Public interest
• Justiciability
• Social rights
• Social security
• Fundamental rights

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Notes and References

1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Justin O Frosini, “Constitutional Court of Italy (La Corte Costituzionale Della Repubblica Italiana)” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

See Also

• Court Powers
• Court Jurisdiction

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Notes and References

1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, David Landau, “Constitutional Court of Colombia (Corte Constitucional de Colombia)” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

See Also

• Court Powers
• Court Jurisdiction
• Judicial power
• Checks and balances