Constitutional Court of Hungary

The Constitutional Court of Hungary is a special court of Hungary that conducts judicial review of the acts of the Parliament of Hungary. Its official seat is Budapest, although until 2012 the seat was Esztergom. Since 1 September 2011 it has been composed of 15 justices, and before that of 11, and the members elect the President of the Court from among themselves by secret ballot. It passes on the constitutionality of laws, with no right of appeal against its decisions, and it serves as the main body for protecting the Constitution and the fundamental rights it guarantees.