One of the oldest constitutional courts in the world, established in 1911 and entrenched in the 1962 Constitution. It protects constitutionally guaranteed rights and rules on the legality of administrative acts, combining constitutional and administrative jurisdiction in a single body strongly influenced by French administrative law.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Constitutional and supreme administrative court
- Jurisdiction
- National — constitutional rights and administrative legality
- Seat
- Monaco
- Established
- 1911
- Composition
- Five full members and two substitutes, appointed by the Prince on nominations from the National Council and other bodies.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Prince from nominations by the National Council, the Crown Council, the Court of Appeal and other institutions.
- Languages
- French
Where an appeal goes next
None domestically; the European Court of Human Rights may follow.
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