Constitutional Council

	Constitutional Council Constitutional Council might refer to: * Constitutional Council (Chad) * Constitutional Council (France) * Constitutional Council (Ivory Coast) * Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) * Constitutional Council (Cambodia) * Constitutional Council (Kazakhstan) * Constitutional Council (Lebanon) See also * Constitutional court A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) The Constitutional Council (CC) is a 10-member constitutional authority in Sri Lanka tasked with maintaining independent commissions and monitoring its affairs. The Constitutional Council is aimed at depoliticizing the public service. History The Constitutional Council was first established in 2000 under the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka. In 2010 President Mahinda Rajapaksa established the Parliamentary Council, under the Eighteenth Amendment, to replace it. After Maithripala Sirisena was elected President, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presented the new reforms to reinstate a new Constitutional Council in 2015 under the Nineteenth Amendment. The independent commissions were established under the Constitutional Council, fulfilling one of the major promises of the United National Party led Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena during the 2015 presidential election. Membership Composition The composition of the Constitutional Council consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constitutional Council (Kazakhstan) The Constitutional Council is a collective body of constitutional jurisdiction in Kazakhstan. Structure The Constitutional Council consists of seven members. The Chairman and two members of the council are appointed by the President and two members each by the Senate and the Mazhilis. Members serve for terms of six years. In addition to the appointed members, any former Presidents of Kazakhstan are lifetime members of the Constitutional Council. The current chairman is Kairat Mami. The Council was established by the 1995 Constitution which replaced the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan. The decision of the Constitutional Council in whole or in part may be objected to by the President, which can be overturned by two-thirds of the votes of the total number of members of the Constitutional Council. According to the amendments made to the 2017 Constitution, the right of the president's objection is canceled. Only the President, Chairman of the Senate, Chairman of the Mazhilis, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constitutional Council (Chad) The Constitutional Council of Chad judges the constitutionality of legislation and treaties in Chad. It consists of nine judges who are elected to 9-year terms. It is established by Title VII of the Constitution of Chad. References SourcesBackground Notes on Chadfrom the United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government responsible for the country's fore ... Law of Chad Chad Chad {{constitutional-law-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Constitutional Council (France) The Constitutional Council (french: Conseil constitutionnel; ) is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 to ensure that constitutional principles and rules are upheld. It is housed in the Palais-Royal, Paris. Its main activity is to rule on whether proposed statutes conform with the Constitution, after they have been voted by Parliament and before they are signed into law by the President of the Republic (''a priori'' review). Since 1 March 2010, individual citizens who are party to a trial or a lawsuit have been able to ask for the Council to review whether the law applied in the case is constitutional ( review). In 1971, the Council ruled that conformity with the Constitution also entails conformity with two other texts referred to in the preamble of the Constitution, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the preamble of the constitution of the Fourth Republic, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constitutional Council (Ivory Coast) The Constitutional Council () is a judicial body in the government of Ivory Coast that is patterned after the Constitutional Council of France. The Council was created by law in 1994 and began its operations in 1995. The seat of the Council is in Abidjan. Jurisdiction and powers The Constitutional Council exercises the following powers: #determining the eligibility of candidates to run in presidential or legislative elections; #certification and announcement of final election results; #conducting referendums; #determining the constitutionality of legislation and treaties. Proposed legislation and treaties may be submitted by the government to the Council for a determination of constitutionality prior to the enactment of the law. They may also be submitted for scrutiny after they have been enacted. If the constitutionality of a law is challenged in a judicial proceeding, the court may make a ruling on the issue and appeals on constitutionality issues are heard by the Constitutiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constitutional Council (Cambodia) The Constitutional Council of Cambodia () is a judicial body in the government of Cambodia. The council was established with the Constitution of Cambodia on September 24, 1993. The President of the Council is Im Chhun Lim. Composition According to Article 92/Chapter XII of the Constitution of Cambodia, and the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Constitutional Council, the council consists of 9 members. * The King of Cambodia appoints three members by royal decree. * The Supreme Council of the Magistracy elects three members and is later appointed by the King through royal decree. * The National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ... elects three members and is later appointed by the King through royal decree. References External links {{Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constitutional Council (Lebanon) The Constitutional Council (المجلس الدستوري) of Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ... is a judicial body charged with reviewing statutes' constitutionality and resolving disputes about presidential and representative elections. Under Lebanon's constitution, the composition and functioning of the council are to be set by statute. See also * Supreme Council (Lebanon) References {{Reflist Law of Lebanon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]