of May 31, 2017 No. ZRU-431
About the Constitutional court of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Accepted by Legislative house on May 23, 2017
Approved by the Senate on May 27, 2017
The purpose of this Law is regulation of activities of the Constitutional court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The constitutional court of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - the Constitutional court) is permanent body of judicial authority on hearing of cases about constitutionality of acts of legislative and executive power.
The legislation on the Constitutional court of the Republic of Uzbekistan consists of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this Law and other acts of the legislation.
Constitutional court:
determines compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan and resolutions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees, resolutions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the orders of the Government, decisions of local authorities of the government, interstate contractual and other commitments of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
determines compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the constitutional laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan on ratification of international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan - before their signing by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
draws the conclusion about compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Karakalpakstan of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the laws of the Republic of Karakalpakstan - to the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
gives interpretation of regulations of the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
considers the appeal of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan initiated by courts about compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the regulatory legal acts which are subject to application in specific case;
by results of generalization of practice of the constitutional legal proceedings annually represents to chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan information on condition of the constitutional legality in the country;
considers another matters carried to its competence by the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The constitutional court when implementing the constitutional legal proceedings abstains from establishment and research of the actual circumstances in all cases when it enters competence of other courts or other bodies.
The constitutional court is elected by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on representation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from among persons recommended by the Supreme judicial council of the Republic of Uzbekistan including the representative from the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Each judge of the Constitutional court is elected in individual procedure. Person who received majority of votes from total number of members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan is considered the electee.
The constitutional court consists of seven judges of the Constitutional court, including the chairman and his deputy.
The chairman of the Constitutional court and its deputy are elected from among judges of the Constitutional court at its meeting.
Term of office of the judge of the Constitutional court - five years.
The age limit of continuance in office of the judge of the Constitutional court makes as a rule seventy years.
The same person cannot be elected the judge of the Constitutional court more than two times.
The basic principles of activities of the Constitutional court are rule of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, independence, collective nature, publicity, competitiveness and equality of participants.
The constitutional court is designed to provide with all the activities rule of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, realization in acts of legislative and executive power of the constitutional principle of priority of human rights and freedoms and other regulations of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The constitutional court resolves cases and draws the conclusions, being guided exclusively by the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The constitutional court and its judges in the activities are independent and only Constitutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan submit.
Judges of the Constitutional court, making decisions, express the legal line item, free from reasons of practical feasibility, political tendencies and other foreign impacts.
Intervention in activities of the Constitutional court is not allowed and involves responsibility according to the law.
Hearing of cases and decision making is made in the Constitutional court jointly as a part of at least four judges.
Meetings of the Constitutional court are, as a rule, held openly.
The constitutional legal proceedings are performed on the basis of competitiveness and equality of participants.
The parties on the basis of competitiveness have the equal rights and opportunities for production of evidence, the statement of petitions, to the statement of opinions, upholding of the line item concerning case in point.
Solutions of the Constitutional court are obligatory for all state governing bodies, and also the companies, organizations, the organizations and public associations, officials and citizens.
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The document ceased to be valid since April 28, 2021 according to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of April 27, 2021 No. ZRU-687