Constitutional Court of Colombia

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Constitutional Court of Colombia
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Seal of the Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court of Colombia
04°35′56.4″N74°04′31.8″W / 4.599000°N 74.075500°W / 4.599000; -74.075500
Established1991
Jurisdiction Colombia
Location Bogotá
Coordinates 04°35′56.4″N74°04′31.8″W / 4.599000°N 74.075500°W / 4.599000; -74.075500
Composition methodNominated by the President, the Council of State, or the Supreme Court, elected by the Senate.
Authorised by Constitution of Colombia
Judge term length8 years (non-renewable)
Number of positions9, by statute
Website www.corteconstitucional.gov.co/english/
President of the Constitutional Court
CurrentlyJosé Fernando Reyes Cuartas
Since10 February 2024
Vice President of the Constitutional Court
CurrentlyJorge Enrique Ibañez Najar
Since10 February 2024

The Constitutional Court of Colombia (Spanish : Corte Constitucional de Colombia) is the supreme constitutional court of Colombia. Part of the Judiciary, it is the final appellate court for matters involving interpretation of the Constitution with the power to determine the constitutionality of laws, acts, and statutes.

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The court was established by the Constitution of 1991, alongside the Supreme Court of Justice, Council of State, and Superior Council of Judicature. [1] Its first session began in March 1992. The court is housed within the shared judicial complex of the Palace of Justice located on the north side of Plaza de Bolívar in the La Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá.

The Constitutional Court consists of nine magistrates who are elected by the Senate of Colombia from ternary lists drawn up by the President, the Supreme Court of Justice, and the Council of State. The magistrates serve for a term of eight years. The court is headed by a President and Deputy President.

Composition

The Constitutional Court consists of nine judges who are elected by the Senate from ternary lists drawn up by the President, the Supreme Court of Justice, and the Council of State. The judges serve for a term of eight years and must be citizens by birth, a lawyer, without any criminal sentences, and have held a legal position for ten years. The court is headed by a President and Deputy President.

Current justices

History

Jurisdiction

References

  1. Roa Roa, Jorge Ernesto (July 2015), Acosta, Paola Andrea (ed.), La independencia de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia y la Acción Pública de Constitucionalidad [The independence of the Constitutional Court of Colombia and the public action of constitutionality], Working Papers, Bogotá: Department of Constitutional Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.1990.7687

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