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In addition, the Court has other powers not typical of the Kelsenian model including determining whether non-legislative acts by the central government, its branches, or the regional governments abide by the distribution of powers defined by the Constitution and other higher laws, hearing complaints
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model of constitutional justice, also called the European Model because it has been adopted by most European countries. Unlike the main alternative, the American model, the features of the Kelsenian model are that only a constitutional court is empowered to find that a statute is unconstitutional,
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In 2005, a challenge before the Court was presented denouncing the Same-sex Marriage Act of 2005 arguing that the Constitution says that «men and women have the right to marry with full legal equality» and this did not allow same-sex marriages. In 2012, after seven years of study, the Court ruled
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between the central and the regional governments. Because many of the constitutional provisions pertaining to autonomy questions are ambiguous and sometimes contradictory, it had been suggested from the outset that the Court would play a critical role in Spain's political and social development.
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In 2022 the Court upheld an amparo appeal by the People's Party claiming a violation of their rights to exercise representative office and of the right of citizens to participate in public affairs through those representatives, by legislation which would have made changes to the
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unconstitutional has been a source of much controversy and conflict since then, with some arguing that the judgement was illegitimate due to fact that one judge had died and had not been replaced and three other judges terms had expired three years prior to the judgement.
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secondly that of abstract review (that is without requiring legal cases but rather through application by public institutions), and thirdly, that appointments to the court are made largely by political bodies and have limited terms.
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2/1979 (Law of the Constitutional Court of 3 October 1979), 8/1984, 4/1985, 6/1988, 7/1999 and 1/2000. The Court is the "supreme interpreter" of the Constitution, but since the Court is not a part of the
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to the Constitutional Court for protection against governmental acts that violate their "fundamental rights or freedoms". Only individuals directly affected can make this appeal, called a
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Other studies show that many of the court's rulings have been unanimous demonstrating that a lot of the work of the Court is broadly detached from any major partisan-political stakes.
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is elected for a three-year term, who is assisted by a Vice President, who is also justice, and a secretary-general, that is the responsible for overseeing the staff of the court.
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on November 9, 2014 to pay 5 million euros. In addition, social agents from Spain have demanded that the distribution of public funds in the Catalan press should be audited.
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A number of empirical studies show that a non-irrelevant part of the variance judicial decisions is explained by partisan alignments and political context.
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The General Electoral Law of June 1985 additionally allows appeals to this court in cases where electoral boards exclude candidates from the ballot.
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because the social concept of marriage had evolved so the Constitution must to be interpreted according to the current cultural values.
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of laws, acts, or regulations set forth by the national or the regional parliaments. The Court has the power to settle conflicts of
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The abstract review request, that the court determine the constitutionality of a law, can be brought by the
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Browning Seeley, Jo Ann (1990). "Government and Politics". In Solsten, Eric; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.).
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from the public about their constitutional rights and preventive review (prior to promulgation) of
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Chair of the Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla
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Like many other features of Spanish democratic institutions developed during and after the
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Any previously appointed justice of the Constitutional Court becomes an emeritus justice (
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regardless of whether Spanish citizens were involved or directly affected
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before they are ratified, if requested to do so by the Government, the
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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The decisions of the Constitutional Court cannot be appealed.
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The Constitutional Court consists of a president, currently
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Chair of the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court
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Chair of the Criminal Chamber of the Audiencia Nacional
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The Constitutional Court is authorized to rule on the
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In 2017, the court ordered those responsible for the
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A decision in 2010 declaring several articles of the
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