Decides the constitutionality of statutes, chiefly on questions referred by ordinary judges, resolves conflicts between State and Regions and rules on the admissibility of abrogative referendums.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- constitutional
- Court type
- Constitutional court
- Jurisdiction
- National — constitutional review and conflicts of attribution
- Seat
- Rome
- Established
- 1956
- Composition
- Fifteen judges serving single nine-year terms.
- Appointment
- Five appointed by the President, five elected by Parliament in joint session and five by the highest courts.
- Languages
- Italian
Where an appeal goes next
None; decisions are final and, if a law is struck down, effective for everyone.
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