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🇵🇱 Oko.press
National & Local

No Constitutional Tribunal, no issue and help? The desperate idea of the Commissioner for Human Rights to circumvent the absence of the Constitutional Tribunal

The Commissioner for Human Rights is seeking a workaround for the non-publication of Constitutional Tribunal rulings which affects citizens' rights, proposing that lower courts should re-evaluate cases lost by citizens if the Tribunal's decisions are not published.

Feb 28 • 13:13 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Maciej Gutowski, Piotr Kardas: Still About Nonexistent Judgments and the Rule of Law Dispute

The article discusses the debate surrounding judgments from judges appointed under the controversial neo-KRS recommendations in Poland, focusing on legal and constitutional implications.

Feb 24 • 04:46 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Nigeria: When the President Makes the Law - Executive Order 9, the PIA, and the Question of Who Can Stop It

The article discusses President Bola Tinubu's Executive Order No. 9, which undermines the Petroleum Industry Act by allowing direct revenue remittance from the NNPCL to the Federation Account, raising constitutional crisis questions regarding executive power in Nigeria.

Feb 23 • 18:44 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

[Exclusive] In response to questions about 'violating constitutional order', the chair of the Human Rights Commission mentioned 'Yoon's right to defense issues'

The chair of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, An Chang-ho, discussed the Commission's actions regarding human rights violations during a recent constitutional crisis in response to a question from GANHRI.

Feb 20 • 07:33 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

South Korea: Former President Yoon Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment for declaring martial law in December 2024, which undermined the country's constitution.

Feb 19 • 07:53 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Dissolving the Council or resorting to the judiciary.. How will the constitutional vacancy crisis in Iraq be resolved?

Iraq is facing a constitutional crisis as the election for a new president stalls due to a deadlock between the main parties in the Kurdistan region, prompting parliamentary leaders to seek clarification from the Federal Supreme Court regarding the legitimacy of the current president's ongoing role.

Feb 15 • 18:21 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Debt Brake in the Constitution? An Untimely, Inappropriate, and Essentially Damaging Proposal

The article critiques the proposal for a constitutional debt brake in Greece, deeming it both ill-timed and potentially harmful.

Feb 15 • 05:54 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Investigation Request for 110 Cases of Unconstitutional Orders by Senior Officials

An investigative report reveals attempts by government functions to implement unconstitutional orders during the 12.3 emergency martial law crisis, leading to requests for actions against 110 officials.

Feb 12 • 12:19 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Economic news filter: Europe addresses the housing crisis, it could also help Slovakia

The Slovak Constitutional Court suspended a controversial amendment to the Penal Code that could have benefited a parliamentary vice-chairman accused of corruption.

Feb 12 • 05:28 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

Ivica Granić: The Constitutional Court confirmed that children from rented wombs will now have Croatian birth certificates

The Constitutional Court of Croatia has determined that children born through surrogacy will receive Croatian birth certificates, despite surrogacy being banned in the country, as highlighted in a recent speech by Archbishop Dražen Kutleša.

Feb 9 • 06:30 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Constitutional Revision: The Crucial Pillar of Intra-Party Democracy

This article discusses the initiation of the fifth constitutional revision process in Greece, emphasizing the importance of enhancing democratic representation and addressing the crisis of public trust in the political system.

Feb 8 • 05:53 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

When will the coalition start filling vacancies in the Constitutional Tribunal? The first names are coming up

The Polish Constitutional Tribunal is facing a crisis as it currently has six vacancies out of fifteen statutory positions, with no judges selected since the change of government in 2023.

Feb 7 • 10:32 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Oregon must dismiss more than 1,400 cases due to attorney shortage, court rules

The Oregon Supreme Court has mandated the dismissal of over 1,400 pending criminal cases due to a critical shortage of public defenders, highlighting a significant constitutional crisis.

Feb 5 • 22:29 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Convention showdown: PDP governors resist Wike bloc’s move to dismantle committees

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party escalated as governors from the party rejected attempts by a Wike-backed committee to dissolve key zonal structures and reschedule the national convention, claiming the bloc lacked constitutional authority.

Feb 4 • 00:25 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Constitutional Expert: 'The Government Has Done Nothing Unconstitutional'

The article discusses the crisis surrounding the government’s actions related to organizing a welcome for the bronze medal handball team amidst claims of constitutional violations and a lack of effective leadership in the judiciary.

Feb 3 • 18:48 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
World

Venizelos: The problem of the country is not constitutional, it is the deep crisis of reliability of the institutions

Former PASOK President Evangelos Venizelos comments that Greece's issues stem from a crisis of institutional trust rather than constitutional matters, urging for governance reform before constitutional revision.

Feb 2 • 16:11 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Ev. Venizelos: The country's problem is not constitutional, it is the deep crisis of institutional credibility

Evangelos Venizelos critiques Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's announcement about constitutional revision, highlighting that the real issue in the country lies in a profound crisis of trust in its institutions.

Feb 2 • 16:08 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Extraordinary address of the left opposition: 'You can't stomp on us, Plenković, you won't see that movie'

The left-wing opposition in Croatia held an extraordinary press conference criticizing Prime Minister Andrej Plenković for a constitutional crisis regarding the organization of the welcome for Croatian handball players.

Feb 2 • 15:16 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

The Deputy Attorney General: The government is violating a Supreme Court order, this is the constitutional crisis

The Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon stated that the government is in violation of a Supreme Court ruling requiring it to develop an enforcement policy for yeshiva students, marking a constitutional crisis.

Jan 4 • 13:16 UTC

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