Decision and Hearing
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Turkish court weighs party s agenda

Officials from Turkey s governing AK Party spent six-and-a-half hours in the Constitutional Court on Thursday, arguing for their party s survival. In a closed session, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek and lawmaker Bekir Bozdag presented their case to…read more



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Compensation awarded for undue court delays

A man was awarded compensation of €465 today after the Civil Court ruled that a delay of over five years in the conclusion of criminal proceedings constituted a violation of the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time.…read more



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Citizen Appeals Vehicular Restriction To Constitutional Court

In typical Costa Rican fashion, a "recurso amparo" (appeal) has been made against the expanded vehicular restriction of San José. A Costa Rican identified only by his last names, Leando Ulloa, made the appeal to the Constitutional court. Ulloa, in…read more



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German President Suspends Ratification of EU Lisbon Treaty

German President Koehler has put on hold his country s ratification of the EU s Lisbon Treaty until the highest court has ruled on legal challenges to the text in a move that imperils Germany s EU reform plans. German…read more



Image Thursday, July 03, 2008 | 18:31 WIB | 206
PHOTOGRAPHY RITUALS. JANEDJRI: RAY PRESENTED “LIVE PICTURE”

Photographs, which not only could represent concrete existence of the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK)) s building, but also could represent spirit, vision, and mission of MK. That was the point of MK Secretary General, Janedjri M. Gaffar, statement when…read more



Image Monday, June 30, 2008 | 13:25 WIB | 245
Bankruptcy Act Review. Labor Asked to Be Serious.

The Constitutional Court held the initial trial of the judicial review for Act No.37/2004 on Bankruptcy and Postponement of Debt Liability…read more



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Supreme Court upholds Americans constitutional rights to own guns

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Supreme Court defended on Thursday Americans constitutional rights to own guns for self-protection in their houses.     The top court, by voting 5-4, ruled that the handgun ban in the District of Columbia…read more



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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT’S LIBRARY TO JOIN JAKARTA BOOK FEST 2008

In the 2008 Jakarta Book Festival organized by Indonesian Publisher Union (IKAPI) DKI Jakarta, the Constitutional Court Library opened a booth showing some unique and rare book collection. The Constitutional Court Library also showed…read more



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LAW ENFORCERS HAD TO BE ONE WORD AND ONE ACT

[27/6/08] Judges and attorneys learned to build clean trials to the Constitutional Courtread more



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PROS AND CONS IN THE JAKARTA AUTONOMY

Historically, DKI Jakarta was actually a city. This was said by Prof. Dr. Ryaas Rasyid in his information as the expert from the Government side in the fourth…read more