CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
(Ahabori Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, p. 2014 No. 7.1, mod. 379; p. 2015, No. 3, mod. 197, No. 7-9, mod. 697) (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tatarstan dated 03/18/2015 No. 1175, dated 08/8/2015 No. 1211, dated 05/30/2017 No. 1409, dated 12/23/2021 No. 1805, dated 12/23/2021 No.1806) This Constitutional Law regulates the organization and activities of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan, the election, recall and resignation of judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan, constitutional court proceedings, as well as other relations related to the activities of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 18.03.2015 No. 1175).
Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan 1. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan is an independent judicial authority for constitutional control, established to ensure the supremacy and direct effect of the norms of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 30.05.2017 No. 1409, dated 12/23/2021 No. 1806). 2. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan carries out constitutional justice in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, this Constitutional Law and other normative legal acts of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as international legal acts recognized by Tajikistan (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan dated December 23, 2021 No. 1806). Article 2. Legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan On the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan
The legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan On the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan and consists of this Constitutional law and other normative legal acts of the Republic of Tajikistan (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 30.05.2017 No. 1409). Article 3. Equality of all before the law and the court Justice is administered by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan on the basis of equality of all before the law and the court, regardless of nationality, race, gender, language, religious beliefs, political beliefs, social status, education and property.
Article 4. Equality of judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan Judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan have equal rights when considering cases. Article 5. Procedure for consideration of cases in the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan 1. Consideration of cases, adoption of judicial acts, consideration of issues of suspension of the powers of judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan and other issues provided for by this constitutional law in the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be carried out collectively consisting of at least two thirds of the total number of judges.
2. Acts of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be adopted by a majority vote of the judges participating in the judicial proceedings. Article 6. Decision on the case in the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan 1. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan determines and resolves only legal issues.
2. If the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan considers a normative legal act incompatible with the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, without limiting itself to the scope of the applicant's petition and submission, it may simultaneously cancel other normative legal acts adopted on the basis of a normative legal act recognized as unconstitutional, or exactly duplicating it, or containing the same paragraphs specified in the appeal (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 03/18/2015 No. 1175, dated 05/30/2017 No. 1409). Chapter 2. COMPOSITION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN AND THE PROCEDURE FOR ITS ELECTION
Article 7. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan 1. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan consists of 7 judges, one of whom is a representative of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. 2. The Court of the Republic of Tajikistan shall begin its activities if at least two thirds of its members are elected. 3. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman are judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan and exercise their powers in accordance with the procedure established by this Constitutional Law and the Rules of Procedure of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan dated December 23, 2021 No. 1806). Article 8. The procedure for electing the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan and the requirements for them 1. The Chairman, Deputy Chairman and judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan are elected by the Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan on the proposal of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
2. A person who has only the citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan, legal education, age of at least 30 years and professional work experience of at least 7 years shall be elected to the post of judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan. The maximum age of office of a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan is 63 years for men and 58 years for women (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 30.05.2017 No. 1409). 3. A judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan must know the state language.