The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiya Məhkəməsi) is an independent state body of the

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which jurisdiction is prescribed by the

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. The Constitutional Court gives interpretation of the Constitution and laws based on petitions of the President of Republic, Milli Majlis,

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, Supreme Court, Prosecutor's Office and

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Overview

To ensure the supremacy of the

and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals are the main objectives of the Court. The

(adopted on November 12, 1995), interstate agreements (Azerbaijan is a party to), Law “On Constitutional Court” (adopted on December 23, 2003), other laws and the Rules of Procedure of the Constitutional Court are the legal basis for the activity of the Constitutional Court. The

President of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies" ...

, Milli Majlis,

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, Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan, Ali Majlis of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Courts, Individuals and

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may apply to Constitutional Court according to

. The Constitutional Court can examine individual complaints by any person who alleges that his/her rights and freedoms have been violated by the normative legal act of the legislative and executive, the acts adopted by municipality or a court.

Composition

The Constitutional Court was established on 14 July 1998. It is composed of 9 judges, appointed by the Milli Majlis upon recommendation of the president of the Republic. The judges are appointed for a period of 15 years, without possibility to be re-appointed to the same post. The

president of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies" ...

appoints the chairman and deputy chairman of Constitutional Court. The chairman of the Constitutional Court is Mr. Farhad Abdullayev and the deputy chairman is Mrs. Sona Salmanova.

Activity

The principles of the activity of the Constitutional Court are the following ones: * Supremacy * Independence * Collegiality * Evidence. The State flag, State coat of arms of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the official emblem of Constitutional Court are the symbols of Constitutional Court. The 20th anniversary of establishment of Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan was celebrated in July 2018.

International relations

There was a Protocol on Agreement inked on 10 May between Constitutional Court of Azerbaijani Republic and

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