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COMPOSITION OF
CONSTITUTIONAL COURTSIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
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GERMANY
(16 Members)
8 members
selected by
Federal Parliament
8 members
selected by
Federal Council
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AUSTRIA
(14 Regular Members, 6 Substitute Members)
6 regular and
3 substitute members
selected by
Federal Government
3 regular and
2 substitute members
selected by
National Council
3 regular members
and
1 substitute member
selected by
Federal Council
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BELGIUM
(12 Members)
6 Walon members
selected by
House of Representatives
and Senate
6 Flemish members
selected by
House of Representatives
and Senate
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FRANCE
(9 Members)
3 members
selected by
President of Republic
3 members
selected by
Speaker of Parliament
3 members
selected by
President of Senate
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DOES NOT EXISTDOES NOT EXIST
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ITALY
(15 Members)
5 members
selected by
Parliament
5 members
selected by
President
of Republic
1 member
selected by
Court of
Auditors
1 member
selected by
Council
of State
3 members
selected by
Court
of Cassation
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DOES NOT EXISTDOES NOT EXIST
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HUNGARY (11 Members)
Selected by
Legal, Administrative and Judicial
Committees of the Parliament
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POLAND
(15 Members)
All selected by the Parliament
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PORTUGAL
(13 Members)
10 members
selected by
General Assembly
of the Parliament
3 members
selected by the Judges
of Constitutional Court
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ROMANIA
(9 Members)
3 members
selected by
the Cabinet
3 members
selected by
the Senate
3 members
selected by
President of the State
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DOES NOT EXISTDOES NOT EXIST
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RUSSIA
(19 Members)
All selected by President of the State
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT (CURRENT STRUCTURE)
President
(Amongst the members)
Deputy President
(Amongst the members)
High rank
bureaucrats
and lawyers
3 Regular
1 Substitute
Supreme
Education
Board
1 Regular
Military
Court
of
Cassation
1 Regular
Council
of
State
2 Regular
1 Substitute
Court
of
Cassation
2 Regular
2 Substitute
Court
of
Auditors
1 Regular
Military
Supreme
Administrative
Court
1 Regular
Composed of 11 regular and 4 substitute members.
8 regular and 3 substitute members are elected by the President amongst 3candidates for each,
3 Regular and 1 substitute members are elected directly by the President,
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT (CONSOLIDATED STRUCTURE)
President(Amongst the members)
Deputy President
(Amongst the members)
Lawyer
1 Regular
(By TGNA)
Court
of
Auditors
2 Regular
(By TGNA)
Military
Supreme
Administrative
Court
1 Regular
Council
of
State
2 Regular
Court
of
Cassation
3 Regular
High Rank
bureaucrats
and
rapporteurs
of
Constitutional
Court
4 Regular
Supreme
Education
Board
3 Regular
Military
Court
of
Cassation
1 Regular
Composed of 17 members.
10 members elected by the President amongst the candidates nominated by theirnstitutes,
4 members electeddirectly by the President,3 members by the TGNA amongst the candidates.