Apex court of the autonomous City of Buenos Aires, created after the 1994 reform gave the city its own institutions. Unlike the national Supreme Court it exercises abstract constitutional review: it can annul a city norm for conflict with the city Constitution with general effect.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- constitutional
- Court type
- Local supreme and constitutional court
- Jurisdiction
- City of Buenos Aires
- Seat
- Buenos Aires
- Established
- 1998
- Composition
- Five judges.
- Appointment
- Nominated by the head of city government with the agreement of two-thirds of the city Legislature.
- Languages
- Spanish
Where an appeal goes next
Recurso extraordinario federal to the national Supreme Court on federal questions.
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