Constitutional Court/Judical Review
A judicial body with the responsibility of interpreting and ensuring the enforcement of the Constitution, usually through the review of legislation or other administrative decisions to ensure their compliance with the requirements of the Constitution
![Demonstrators unfold an "Estelada" (pro-independence Catalan flag) during celebrations for Catalonia's National Day in Barcelona on September 11, 2015 (photo credit: AFP) Demonstrators unfold an "Estelada" (pro-independence Catalan flag) during celebrations for Catalonia's National Day in Barcelona on September 11, 2015 (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/spain_-_afp_2.jpg)
News
3 December 2015
Spain's Constitutional Court annuls Catalan independence motion
![Henryka Krzywonos, a Polish lawmaker and hero of the anti-communist Solidarity movement, appeals to lawmakers to respect the nation’s constitution ahead of a vote on five lawmakers to the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday Dec. 2, 2015. Critics of the right-wing Law and Justice party say the attempts to put supporters on the constitutional court are a violation of democratic norms. (photo credit: AP) Henryka Krzywonos, a Polish lawmaker and hero of the anti-communist Solidarity movement, appeals to lawmakers to respect the nation’s constitution ahead of a vote on five lawmakers to the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday Dec. 2, 2015. Critics of the right-wing Law and Justice party say the attempts to put supporters on the constitutional court are a violation of democratic norms. (photo credit: AP)](/sites/default/files/poland_-_ap_0.jpg)
News
3 December 2015
Poland's parliament appoints new constitutional court judges, claims that process is against the constitution
![العراق: قرار المحكمة الاتحادية العليا الرقم 91 لسنة 2015 حول الغاء منصب نائب رئيس الجمهورية العراق: قرار المحكمة الاتحادية العليا الرقم 91 لسنة 2015 حول الغاء منصب نائب رئيس الجمهورية](/sites/default/files/images/virtual_library/2.jpg)
Public Hearing Report
العراق: قرار المحكمة الاتحادية العليا الرقم 91 لسنة 2015 حول الغاء منصب نائب رئيس الجمهورية
![مصر: قرار محكمة القضاء الاداري بالاسكندرية في الدعوى رقم 14109 لسنة 2015 حول وقف تنفيذ والغاء القرار السلبي بالامتناع عن صرف دواء لطفل مصر: قرار محكمة القضاء الاداري بالاسكندرية في الدعوى رقم 14109 لسنة 2015 حول وقف تنفيذ والغاء القرار السلبي بالامتناع عن صرف دواء لطفل](/sites/default/files/images/virtual_library/1_2.jpg)
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مصر: قرار محكمة القضاء الاداري بالاسكندرية في الدعوى رقم 14109 لسنة 2015 حول وقف تنفيذ والغاء القرار السلبي بالامتناع عن صرف دواء لطفل
![Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator A.J. Nicholson (photo credit: Caribbean 360) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator A.J. Nicholson (photo credit: Caribbean 360)](/sites/default/files/jamaica_-_carribean_360_0.jpg)
News
30 November 2015
Jamaica foreign minister shoots down referendum on changing UK Privy Council as final court of appeal
![Poland's Constitutional Tribunal judges will be replaced. The Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Wednesday they needed to be changed because it had become a nest filled with his political opponents who would try to complicate the government’s work. (photo credit: Reuters) Poland's Constitutional Tribunal judges will be replaced. The Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Wednesday they needed to be changed because it had become a nest filled with his political opponents who would try to complicate the government’s work. (photo credit: Reuters)](/sites/default/files/poland_-_reuters_0.jpg)
News
27 November 2015
Poland's ruling party seeks to replace judges with own nominees, ensuring favourable final checks on legislative changes
![Poland Constitutional Tribunal (photo credit: PAP) Poland Constitutional Tribunal (photo credit: PAP)](/sites/default/files/poland_-_the_news_0.jpg)
News
26 November 2015
Op-Ed: Midnight Judges: Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal Caught Between Political Fronts
![Split views on Catalonia's secession in the constitutional court (photo credit: Getty Images) Split views on Catalonia's secession in the constitutional court (photo credit: Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/spain_-_getty_images_0.jpg)
News
12 November 2015
Catalonia presses ahead with secession plans despite constitutional court decision suspending the process
![Spanish Constitutional Court (photo credit: Catalan News Agency) Spanish Constitutional Court (photo credit: Catalan News Agency)](/sites/default/files/spain_constitutional_court_-_catalan_news_agency_0.jpg)
News
6 November 2015
Spain's constitutional court gives go ahead for Catalonia's pro-independence proposal
![image source: The Hindu image source: The Hindu](/sites/default/files/india_image_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 October 2015
Pick and Choose: Judicial Appointments in India
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