Constitutional Court of Istria
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| Constitutional Court of Istria | |
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| Curtea Constituțională a Republicii Istriei (Romanian) | |
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| Established | 1 June 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | Istria |
| Location | Hamburg |
| Authorized by | Constitution |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Seats | 3 |
| President of the Constitutional Court | |
| Incumbent | Ciprian Stoenescu |
| Since | 19 January 2023 |
The Constitutional Court of Istria (Romanian: Curtea Constituţională a Republicii Istriei) is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by Istrian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution.
It consists of 4 members serving nine-year terms which cannot be extended, with three members each appointed by the President, the House of Noblemans and the House of Deputies. Three members are renewed every 3 years.
Powers
According to the Constitution, the Constitutional Court exercises the following powers:
- to adjudicate on the constitutionality of laws, before promulgation, upon notification by the President of Istria, by the President of either Chamber of Parliament, by the Government, the Supreme Court of Justice, by a number of at least 50 Deputies or at least 25 Senators, as well as, ex officio, on initiatives to revise the Constitution
- to adjudicate on the constitutionality of the Standing Orders of Parliament, upon notification by the President of either Chamber, by a parliamentary group or a number of at least 50 Deputies or at least 25 Senators
- to decide on exceptions brought to the Courts of law as to the unconstitutionality of laws and orders
- to guard the observance of the procedure for the election of the President of Istria and to confirm the ballot returns
- to ascertain the circumstances which justify the interim in the exercise of office of President of Istria, and to report its findings to Parliament and the Government
- to give advisory opinion on the proposal to suspend the President of Istria from office
- to guard the observance of the procedure for the organization and holding of a referendum, and to confirm its returns
- to check on compliance with the conditions for the exercise of the legislative initiative by citizens
- to decide on objections of unconstitutionality of a political party
Members
| Appointer | Name
(Office) |
Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Lupu Felix | 2013 | 2022 |
| Dumitrescu Emil | 2016 | 2025 | |
| Michele Aliprandi | 2019 | 2028 | |
| Chamber of Deputies | Plescu David | 2013 | 2022 |
| Madalin Andreeas | 2016 | 2025 | |
| Dorneanu Ecaterina | 2019 | 2028 | |
| President | Carmen Corbea
(President) |
2019
(2022) |
2028
(2025) |
| Stabile Liviu | 2016 | 2025 | |
| Petran Stefan | 2019 | 2028 |
See also
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General topics
Flag • Coat of Arms • Istrian Declaration of Independence • Awards and decorations • Hamburg • The Crown Jewels • Istrian Dinar • Kingdom of Istria Politics
Law Enforcement, Defence, and Civil Defence
Culture
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