The Constitutional Court of Romania ( ro, Curtea Constituțională a României) is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

n authorities are in conformity with the

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. It consists of nine members serving nine-year terms which cannot be extended, with three members each appointed by the

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, the

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and the

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. Three members are renewed every 3 years.

Powers

According to the Article 144 of the Constitution, the Constitutional Court exercises the following powers: * to adjudicate on the constitutionality of laws, before promulgation, upon notification by the

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, by the President of either Chamber of

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, by the

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, 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 Romania and to confirm the ballot returns * to ascertain the circumstances which justify the interim in the exercise of office of President of Romania, and to report its findings to Parliament and the Government * to give advisory opinion on the proposal to suspend the President of Romania from office * to guard the observance of the procedure for the organization and holding of a

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, 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

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Members

Current structure

History

Since it was created in 1992, the Constitutional Court had the following composition.Adevărul
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References

External links

* {{Authority control Courts in Romania Constitutional Court