Composition of Constitutional Courts in Europe

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COMPOSITION OF

CONSTITUTIONAL COURTSIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES


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GERMANY

(16 Members)

8 members

selected by

Federal Parliament

8 members

selected by

Federal Council

Right to Individual RecourseRight to Individual Recourse

EXISTSEXISTS


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AUSTRIA

(14 Regular Members, 6 Substitute Members)

6 regular and

3 substitute members

selected by

Federal Government

3 regular and

2 substitute members

selected by

National Council

3 regular members

and

1 substitute member

selected by

Federal Council


EXISTSEXISTS


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BELGIUM

(12 Members)

6 Walon members

selected by

House of Representatives

and Senate

6 Flemish members

selected by

House of Representatives

and Senate


EXISTSEXISTS


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FRANCE

(9 Members)

3 members

selected by

President of Republic

3 members

selected by

Speaker of Parliament

3 members

selected by

President of Senate


DOES NOT EXISTDOES NOT EXIST


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ITALY

(15 Members)

5 members

selected by

Parliament

5 members

selected by

President

of Republic

1 member

selected by

Court of

Auditors

1 member

selected by

Council

of State

3 members

selected by

Court

of Cassation




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HUNGARY (11 Members)

Selected by

Legal, Administrative and Judicial

Committees of the Parliament


EXISTSEXISTS


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POLAND

(15 Members)

All selected by the Parliament


EXISTSEXISTS


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PORTUGAL

(13 Members)

10 members

selected by

General Assembly

of the Parliament

3 members

selected by the Judges

of Constitutional Court


EXISTSEXISTS


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ROMANIA

(9 Members)

3 members

selected by

the Cabinet

3 members

selected by

the Senate

3 members

selected by

President of the State




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RUSSIA

(19 Members)

All selected by President of the State


EXISTSEXISTS


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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT (CURRENT STRUCTURE)

President

(Amongst the members)

Deputy President


High rank

bureaucrats

and lawyers

3 Regular

1 Substitute

Supreme

Education

Board

1 Regular

Military

Court

of

Cassation

1 Regular

Council

of

State

2 Regular

1 Substitute

Court

of

Cassation

2 Regular

2 Substitute

Court

of

Auditors

1 Regular

Military

Supreme

Administrative

Court

1 Regular

Composed of 11 regular and 4 substitute members.

8 regular and 3 substitute members are elected by the President amongst 3candidates for each,

3 Regular and 1 substitute members are elected directly by the President,


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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT (CONSOLIDATED STRUCTURE)

President(Amongst the members)

Deputy President


Lawyer

1 Regular

(By TGNA)

Court

of

Auditors

2 Regular

(By TGNA)

Military

Supreme

Administrative

Court

1 Regular

Council

of

State

2 Regular

Court

of

Cassation

3 Regular

High Rank

bureaucrats

and

rapporteurs

of

Constitutional

Court

4 Regular

Supreme

Education

Board

3 Regular

Military

Court

of

Cassation

1 Regular

Composed of 17 members.

10 members elected by the President amongst the candidates nominated by theirnstitutes,

4 members electeddirectly by the President,3 members by the TGNA amongst the candidates.

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