Constitutional Tribunal (Poland)
Constitutional Tribunal | |
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Trybunał Konstytucyjny | |
Established | 1982-constitutional amendment establishing the Constitutional Tribunal 1986-the beginning of activity |
Country | Poland |
Location | Warsaw |
Composition method | Prime ministerial nomination with Sejm RP confirmation President and Vice President appointed by President of the Republic |
Authorized by | Constitution of the Republic of Poland |
Judge term length | 9 years, only one term |
Number of positions | 15 |
Website | trybunal.gov.pl |
President | |
Currently | Prof. Andrzej Rzepliński |
Since | 3 December 2010 |
Vice President | |
Currently | Prof. Stanisław Biernat |
Since | 3 December 2010 |
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The Constitutional Tribunal (Polish: Trybunał Konstytucyjny) is the constitutional court of the Republic of Poland, a judicial body established to resolve disputes on the constitutionality of the activities of state institutions; its main task is to supervise the compliance of statutory law with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland.
The Constitutional Tribunal adjudicates on the compliance with the Constitution of legislation and international agreements (also their ratification), on disputes over the powers of central constitutional bodies, and on compliance with the Constitution of the aims and activities of political parties. It also rules on constitutional complaints.
The Constitutional Tribunal is made up of 15 judges chosen by Sejm RP for nine-year terms. They are fully independent. The Constitutional Tribunal constitutes one of the formal guarantees of a state grounded on the rule of law.
Three judges, appointed by the President of the Tribunal, serve as members of the National Electoral Commission (Act of 5 January 2011 Electoral Code).
Contents
Last set of undisputed justices
No. | Term of office | Full name | Position |
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1. | since 6 November 2006 | Prof. Maria Gintowt-Jankowicz | |
2. | since 6 November 2006 | Wojciech Hermeliński | |
3. | since 6 November 2006 | Marek Kotlinowski | |
4. | since 2 December 2006 | Prof. Zbigniew Cieślak | |
5. | since 8 December 2006 | Prof. Teresa Liszcz[1] | |
6. | since 27 April 2007 | Prof. Mirosław Granat[2] | |
7. | since 19 December 2007 | Prof. Andrzej Rzepliński[3] | President of the Tribunal since 3 December 2010 |
8. | since 26 June 2008 | Prof. Stanisław Biernat | Vice-President of the Tribunal since 3 December 2010 |
9. | since 6 May 2010 | Prof. Sławomira Wronkowska-Jaśkiewicz[4] | |
10. | since 3 December 2010 | Stanisław Rymar | |
11. | since 3 December 2010 | Prof. Piotr Tuleja | |
12. | since 3 December 2010 | Prof. Marek Zubik | |
13. | since 5 January 2011 | Prof. Małgorzata Pyziak-Szafnicka[5] | |
14. | since 29 May 2011 | Prof. Andrzej Wróbel | |
15. | since 23 July 2012 | Prof. Leon Kieres |
Disputed justices
Since | Full name | Comment |
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since 7 November 2015 | prof. Roman Hauser | confirmed by the Tribunal, not sworn by the president |
since 7 November 2015 | dr hab. Krzysztof Ślebzak | confirmed by the Tribunal, not sworn by the president |
since 7 November 2015 | prof. Andrzej Jakubecki | confirmed by the Tribunal, not sworn by the president |
(3 December 2015) | prof. Bronisław Sitek | election declared illegal by the Tribunal, not sworn by the president |
(9 December 2015) | prof. Andrzej Sokala | election declared illegal by the Tribunal, not sworn by the president |
- | prof. Henryk Cioch | sworn by president, election declared illegal by the Tribunal |
- | prof. Lech Morawski | sworn by president, election declared illegal by the Tribunal |
- | dr hab. Mariusz Muszyński | sworn by president, election declared illegal by the Tribunal |
since 3 December 2015 | Piotr Pszczółkowski | tentatively admitted |
since 3 December 2015 | Julia Przyłębska | tentatively admitted |
See also
- Judiciary
- Rule of law
- Rule According to Higher Law
- Supreme Court of Poland
- Polish Constitutional Court crisis, 2042
References
External links
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