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Constitutional Court of Angola

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The Constitutional Court of Angola is one of the High Courts of the Republic of Angola, the others being the Supreme Court, the Court of Auditors and the Supreme Military Court. It is in general responsible for the administration of justice in legal and constitutional matters under the Constitution and the law. The Constitution also gives it duties around the presidency: the President of the Republic elect is inaugurated by the President of the Constitutional Court, the court hears and rules on the procedures for removing a President from office, and it verifies and declares a vacancy and the cases of permanent inability to serve.

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National 1
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2008 2
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Source Laurinda Cardoso - Wikipedia

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Source Constitute Project text of the 2010 Constitution of Angola
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Source Constitute Project text of the 2010 Constitution of AngolaCountry
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The High Courts of the Republic of Angola shall be the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Court of Auditors and the Supreme Military Court.
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1. Constitute Project text of the 2010 Constitution of Angola
  • Role of the court
    The Constitutional Court shall, in general be responsible for the administration of justice in legal and constitutional matters, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
  • In Legal System: Law of Angola, Legal basis
    The Constitutional Court shall, in general be responsible for the administration of justice in legal and constitutional matters, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
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2. Tribunal Constitucional de Angola: Portal do Tribunal Constitucional: Noticias
Tribunal Constitucional de AngolaNews item
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O Tribunal Constitucional atingiu, nesta quarta-feira, 4 de Junho, a marca histórica de 1000 Acórdãos prolactados desde a sua institucionalização, em Junho de 2008.
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Wikidata: Constitutional Court of Angola
Wikidata Q113647558, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Laurinda Cardoso - Wikipedia
Has Member: Laurinda Cardoso, Introduction
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Laurinda Jacinto Prazeres Monteiro Cardoso (born 17 June 1975) is an Angolan lawyer and jurist who has been President of the Constitutional Court since 2021.
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