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Law 12 of 2008 establishing the Supreme Constitutional Court

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 12Date: 18/06/2008 Corresponding to 14/06/1429 HijriNumber of Articles: 32Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 8Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 25/08/2008 Corresponding to 23/08/1429 HijriPage from: 5

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Judgments and decisions

26 Article

The Court shall decide ex meromotu in all secondary matters
27 Article

Judgments and decisionsby interpretation of the Supreme Constitutional Court shall be final and binding on all parties and authorities of the State.

28 Article

1. Judgments and decisions by interpretation issued by the Court in constitutional matters shall be published in the Official Gazette within fifteen days of the date of their issuance. a provision of a law or regulation ruled as unconstitutionalshall cease to be in effect the day following its publication, unless another date is specifies.

Where the unconstitutionality rule relates to a criminal provision, conviction verdicts based thereupon shall be non-existent.The Secretary-General shall notify the AttorneyGeneral of the judgment upon its issuance for enforement.

29 Article

The Court shall solely consider all disputes related to the execution of the judgments issued by it.

30 Article

Unless otherwise provided for herein, the provisions of the abovementioned Civil and Commercial Law, the Judiciary Law and the Law regulating the civil service in the country shall apply.

31 Article

The abovementioned Law No. 6 of 2007, and any judgment contrary to the provisions hereof, shall be cancelled, and cases filed before the Constitutional Circuit shall be referred to the Supreme Constitutional Court.

32 Article

All competent authorities, each within its jurisdiction, shall execute this Law, which shall come into force 1st of October 2008 and be published in the Official Gazette.