The Constitutional Council (المجلس الدستوري) of
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was an Algerian judicial body from 1963 to November 2021.
In accord of article 182 of Algerian Constitution after
Algerian constitutional amendment of 2016
The Algerian constitutional amendment of 2016 is a constitutional revision which introduced numerous amendments to the constitution adopted in 1996. The proposed amendment was presented on 4 February 2016 by prime minister Abdelmalek Sellal an ...
, it was composed of 12 members appointed for a single term of eight years.
He ensured the regularity of national elections and referendums. It charged with reviewing statutes' constitutionality.
"Loi n° 16-01 du 26 Joumada El Oula 1437 correspondant au 6 mars 2016 portant révision constitutionnelle"
JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE ALGERIENNE N° 14, March, 7th of 2016 .
It was replaced in November 2021 by a 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 ...
provided for by the Algerian constitutional amendment of 2020 approved by referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
. This revision of the Algerian constitution follows a series of protests known as Hirak Movement.[{{Cite news, last=Chikhi, first=Lamine, date=17 September 2020, title=Algerian referendum looms as test for president and opposition, language=en, work=Reuters, url=https://www.reuters.com/article/algeria-politics-idUSKBN26812V, access-date=17 October 2020]
See also
* Supreme Court of Algeria
The Supreme Court of Algeria is the highest court of appeal in Algeria. It can only review lower court decisions on questions of procedure. When overruled the case will be returned to the lower courts for retrial.
The court is located in Algi ...
* Constitutional Court (Algeria)
The Constitutional Court of Algeria is Algeria's highest judicial body.
It replaced the Constitutional Council by the Algerian constitutional amendment of 2020 approved by referendum. This revision of the Algerian constitution follows a series o ...
References
Law of Algeria