The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic is the supreme constitutional court in the Czech Republic and sits in Brno. The Constitution charges it with protection of constitutional rule, and its primary and appellate jurisdiction is to review and rule on questions of constitutionality. It is also the only venue for impeachment proceedings brought by Parliament against the president, and it can invalidate laws enacted by Parliament. Its decisions are final and can be overturned only by amending the constitution. The court itself was established in 1993, though its Czechoslovak predecessor was already provided for in the Constitution of 1920.
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The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic (Czech: Ústavní soud České republiky) is the supreme constitutional court in the Czech Republic and the de facto highest and most powerful court in the land.
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Although the Court itself was established only in 1993, its Czechoslovak predecessor was already provided for in the Constitution of 1920, making Czechoslovakia the first country in the world with a system of judicial review by a specialized court (although the court itself first convened after the Austrian one).
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The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic (Czech: Ústavní soud České republiky) is the supreme constitutional court in the Czech Republic and the de facto highest and most powerful court in the land.
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Pavel Rychetský (born 17 August 1943) is a Czech lawyer and former politician who was the 3rd President of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic.
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