Legal Basis

In reliance on Article 6 and 81, Article 83, point 1, of the Constitution of Albania and upon the proposal of a group of Members of the Assembly,

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Table of Content

1. CHAPTER I : GENERAL PROVISIONS
   1. Article 1 : Aim of the Law
   2. Article 2 : Functioning of the Constitutional Court
   3. Article 3 : Independence of the Constitutional Court
   4. Article 4 : Seatof the Constitutional Court
   5. Article 5 : Symbols displayed at the Constitutional Court
   6. Article 6 : Financial resources
2. CHAPTER II : APPOINTMENT, ELECTION AND END OF THE MANDATE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
   1. Article 7 : Composition of the Constitutional Court
   2. Article 7-a : Criteria and Conditions of Appointment of the Constitutional Court Judge
   3. Article 7-b : Procedure of Appointment by the President of the Republic
   4. Article 7-c : Procedure of Appointment by the Assembly of the Republic of Albania
   5. Article 7-ç : Procedure of Appointment by the High Court
   6. Article 7-d : Election of the Chairperson of the Constitutional Court
   7. Article 7-dh : Renewal of the Composition of the Constitutional Court
   8. Article 8 : Assumption of Office
   9. Article 9 : End of Mandate
3. CHAPTER II-1 : DISCIPLINARY LIABILITY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGE
   1. Article 10 : Disciplinary Misconducts
   2. Article 10-a : Commencement and conduct of Disciplinary Proceedings
   3. Article 10-b : Disciplinary Measures
   4. Article 10-c : Examination of Disciplinary Misconduct
   5. Article 10-ç : Suspension of a Judge from Office
4. CHAPTER II-2 : ORGANIZATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
   1. Article 12 : Powers of the Chairperson
   2. Article 13 : Powers of the Meeting of Judges
   3. Article 14 : Administration of the Constitutional Court
   4. Article 14-a : Legal Service Unit
   5. Article 15 : Guaranteeing order
5. CHAPTER III : STATUS OF THE JUDGE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
   1. Article 16 : Immunity
   2. Article 16-a : Incompatibility
   3. Article 17 : Remuneration
   4. Article 18 : Other rights of the judge of the Constitutional Court
   5. Article 19 : Official relations
6. CHAPTER IV : PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL TRIAL
   1. Article 20 : Panel examination
   2. Article 21 : Public process
   3. Article 22 : Albanian language
   4. Article 24 : Defence in Constitutional trial
   5. Article 25 : Impartiality in Constitutional trial
   6. Article 26 : Publication of Final Decision and Entry into Effect
7. CHAPTER V : SUBMISSION AND PRELIMINARY DELIBERATION OF APPLICATION
   1. Article 27 : Content of the application
   2. Article 28 : Judicial Expenses
   3. Article 31 : Preliminary Examination of the Application
   4. Article 31-a : Decision not to Transfer a Case for Examination to the plenary session
   5. Article 31-b : Waiver of application
   6. Article 31-c : Abuse of the Right to File an application
8. CHAPTER VI : FUNCTIONING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
   1. Article 32 : Examination in the Plenary Session
   2. Article 33 : Calling and chairing a Plenary session
   3. Article 34 : Rights of the judge in constitutional trial
   4. Article 35 : Duties of the judge during the constitutional trial
   5. Article 36 : Waiving from reviewing the case
   6. Article 37 : Recusal of judge
   7. Article 38 : Notification, Submission of Documents and Participation in a Plenary Hearing
   8. Article 39 : Participants in the constitutional adjudication
   9. Article 40 : Summon of the expert
   10. Article 41 : Summon of the witness
   11. Article 42 : Requesting Documentsand the Obligation to Present Them
   12. Article 43 : Proceedings of the plenary session
   13. Article 43-a : Procedure during a Public Hearing
   14. Article 43-b : Rights of Participants in a Court Hearing
   15. Article 44 : Reopening of the plenary hearing
   16. Article 44-a : Adjournment of the Hearing
   17. Article 44-b : Suspension of Adjudication
   18. Article 45 : Suspension of a law or act
   19. Article 47 : The Time Limit for Reviewing a Case
   20. Article 48 : Terms of the review of the case
9. CHAPTER VII : SPECIAL PROCEDURES
   1. Article 49 : Subjects that have Recourse to the Constitutional Court
   2. Article 50 : Time Limit to submit an application
   3. Article 51 :
   4. Article 51-a : Constitutional Court Decision Making
   5. Article 52 :
   6. Article 52-a : Constitutional Court Decision Making
   7. Article 53 : International agreements adopted prior to the entry into force of the Constitution
   8. Article 54 :
   9. Article 55 :
   10. Article 56 :
   11. Article 57 : Requesting authorities
   12. Article 58 : Scope of review
   13. Article 59 :
   14. Article 60 : Constitutional Court decision making
   15. Article 61 : Recourse to the Constitutional Court
   16. Article 62 : Holding the Session
   17. Article 63 : Constitutional Court Decision Making
   18. Article 64 : Case Review
   19. Article 66 : Requesting Authorities
   20. Article 66-a : Application Deadlines
   21. Article 67 : Constitutional Court Decision Making
   22. Article 67-a : Requesting Authorities
   23. Article 67-b : Case Review
   24. Article 67-c : Constitutional Court Decision Making
   25. Article 67-ç : Verification of the Final Result of the Referendum
   26. Article 67-d : Case Review
   27. Article 67-dh : Constitutional Court Decision Making
   28. Article 68 : Recourse to the Constitutional Court
   29. Article 69 : Case Review
   30. Article 70 : Constitutional Court Decision Making
   31. Article 71 : The Right to Exercise Individual Constitutional Complaint
   32. Article 71-a : Criteria to Exercise Individual Constitutional Complaint
   33. Article 71-b : Review by the Constitutional Court
   34. Article 71-c : Obligations Arising from Decision Making in International Courts
   35. Article 71-ç : The Review of Applications on the Undue Prolongation of the Process before the Constitutional Court
   36. Article 71-d : The Review of Applications in accordance with Article 179/1 of the Constitution
10. CHAPTER VIII : DECISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
    1. Article 72 : Decision making and proclamation of decision
    2. Article 73 : Adjournment of deliberations and voting
    3. Article 75 : Consistency of decision
    4. Article 76 : Legal Effects of Constitutional Court Decisions
    5. Article 78 : Notification of Decision
    6. Article 80 : Accuracy and Completion of Decision
    7. Article 81 : Execution of Decisions 1. The Constitutional Court decisions are mandatory for execution
11. CHAPTER IX : TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
    1. Article 86 : Implementation of the New Law
    2. Article 87 : Repeal of the law
    3. Article 88 :