Keywords: Constitutional Court


Portugal’s tougher immigration rules face constitutional review

Portugal’s latest immigration reforms are facing scrutiny from the Constitutional Court after President António José Seguro referred the legislation for a prior constitutional review. The package introduces stricter measures concerning asylum procedures, the detention of foreign......

Peru’s Constitutional Court overturns Ollanta Humala’s conviction and orders his release

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has been ordered released after Peru’s Constitutional Court overturned his 15-year prison sentence for money laundering, ruling that significant procedural irregularities affected the legal process. The decision revives one of the country’s most closely......

German Constitutional Court rejects blanket cancellation of Afghan admission commitments

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the government cannot revoke previously approved humanitarian admission commitments for Afghan nationals through a blanket decision, stating that each case must be assessed individually. The judgment represents a significant legal setback for......

Morocco’s House of Representatives approves new law regulating the adoul profession

Morocco’s House of Representatives has approved a new bill regulating the profession of adouls (Islamic legal notaries), advancing a major reform aimed at modernizing the profession while aligning the legislation with a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court. The legislation, formally known......

Armenia’s top court upholds election result, rejecting opposition challenge

Armenia’s constitutional court has rejected an appeal from a pro-Russian opposition alliance seeking to annul the results of the country’s June parliamentary election, confirming the re-election of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his ruling Civil Contract party. The decision, reported......

Czech court orders inclusion of President Pavel in NATO summit delegation amid constitutional dispute

The Czech Constitutional Court has issued a ruling requiring the government to include President Petr Pavel in the national delegation attending the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, while stopping short of delivering a final verdict on the broader constitutional dispute over foreign policy powers. The......

Austrian soldiers now allowed to wear buns and ponytails after court ruling

The Austria has revised its military grooming regulations after a constitutional court decision ruled that previous hairstyle restrictions for male soldiers were discriminatory. Under the updated directive issued by the Ministry of Defence, all soldiers are now required only to ensure that their hair......

Kosovo PM challenges parliament dissolution

Kosovo has entered a new phase of political uncertainty after Prime Minister Albin Kurti challenged a decision by President Vjosa Osmani to dissolve parliament and call early elections. The dispute follows months of political deadlock in Kosovo, Europe’s youngest state. The institutional crisis......

Albania’s Deputy Prime Minister permanently suspended over corruption allegations

Albania’s Constitutional Court has definitively upheld the suspension of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, who is facing corruption charges linked to the awarding of major public infrastructure contracts. The ruling confirms an earlier decision taken by a special anti-corruption court, which......