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Constitutional Court of Romania notifies Venice Commission regarding 'virulent' attacks against it
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) announced on Tuesday that it had notified the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Venice Commission and the President of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts in connection with the virulent attacks against the CCR, through which certain representatives of some public authorities and parliamentary parties have discredited and dele
Prosecutor Horodniceanu: CCR has placed prosecutor's offices under discretionary power of JusMin
Chief prosecutor of the Directorate for Investigating of Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) Daniel Horodniceanu believes that by its latest ruling, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) actually placed the prosecutors not under the authority, but under the discretionary power of the minister of justice, who is either a politician or enjoys political support.
JusMin Tudorel Toader discusses Justice laws with co-chairs of European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Justice Minister Tudorel Toader met in Strasbourg with co-chairmen of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, with the main topic of the talks being the amendments to the laws of Justice.
According to a release issued on Wednesday by the Ministry of Justice, State Secretary Marieta Safta also participated in the discussions with Syed Kamall and Ryszard Legutko.
Top court denies appeal of former HDP lawmakers
The Constitutional Court has denied the individual applications of two former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers appealing for the reversal of a parliamentary ruling that removed their status as MPs.
The general assembly of the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the individual application of Faysal Sarıyıldız and Tuğba Hezer on Sept. 7.
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Bulgaria Ready to Enforce Individual Constitutional Complaints
Individual access to constitutional justice is being made available in Bulgaria at the moment, more than a year after constitutional amendments paved the way.
CHP appeals to high court for annulment of post-coup decree laws
Turkey's main opposition party has appealed to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of one of eight decree laws issued by the government since the declaration of a state of emergency in the aftermath of the July 15 failed coup attempt, on the grounds that it violated the Turkish constitution.
CHP to appeal to Turkey's Constitutional Court over post-coup attempt decree laws
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will appeal to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of all decree laws issued under Turkey's ongoing state of emergency, imposed after the failed coup attempt of July 15.
CHP Deputy Chair Levent Gök will submit the appeal to the Constitutional Court on Sept. 23.
Decree laws cannot be taken to high court, gov't tells CHP
Decree laws issued by the government based on its authority granted by the state of emergency cannot be taken to the Constitutional Court for annulment, a senior government official has said, in reply to a vow by Turkey's main opposition leader to apply to the high court to annul what he called undemocratic measures taken by the government in the aftermath of the July 15 failed coup attempt.
The rage against the Constitutional Court
When Turkey's Constitutional Court took a fateful decision on Feb. 25 to release imprisoned journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, the Western media hailed it. Here was the proof that at least some checks-and-balances still existed in Turkey, as there is some "independent judiciary" left.
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Turkish Constitutional Court based its ruling on ECHR practices
The Constitutional Court's justification on the release of jailed journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül was published on March 9. Without going into technical legal details, I want to share some of my evaluations.