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Yearbook 2024

Yearbook 2024

Last year captured in words, numbers and photographs. We are pleased to present the Constitutional Court Yearbook for 2024.

Video about the Constitutional Court

Video about the Constitutional Court

What is the Constitutional Court and how does it work? What happens after a constitutional complaint is filed and how does the Court reach decisions? You can find out the answers to these questions and much more by watching the short video we have prepared for you.

Current Justices and Court Officials

Current Justices and Court Officials

The Constitutional Court consists of the President, two Vice-Presidents, and twelve other Justices. The Justices are appointed for a period of ten years.

About the Court

About the Court

In accordance with Art. 83 of Constitution is Constitutional Court judicial body responsible for the protection of constitutionality. The Court is composed of fifteen Justices appointed by the President of the country for ten years term. The Constitutional Court is seated in Brno.

About the Seat of the Constitutional Court

About the Seat of the Constitutional Court

The building, which has housed the Constitutional Court since its establishment in 1993, was constructed between 1875 and 1878 as the seat of the Moravian Diet. It is one of the most remarkable edifices not only in the city of Brno but also in Moravia in general.

Library of the Constitutional Court

Library of the Constitutional Court

The library of the Constitutional Court primarily covers the resources focusing on constitutional law, international law and, on a general level, on European (communitarian and EU) law, while simultaneously covering the areas of legal theory, legal history and political science.

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Current Affairs

Current Affairs

Current Affairs

04. June 2025 150 years of the Federal Supreme Court Read more 21. May 2025 The Obligation of the Office for the Protection of Competition to Assess Complaints Submitted by Competitors Prior to Conducting an On-Site Inspection Read more 21. May 2025 Quadrilateral Meeting of the Presidents of Constitutional Courts in Bratislava Read more 20. May 2025 As in the past, the Constitutional Court has participated in the Open House Brno architecture festival Read more 14. May 2025 The Inability of a Present Party to Participate Effectively in Proceedings through Their Legal Counsel Due to Language Barriers May, in Certain Circumstances, Lead to a Breach of Fair Trial Principles Read more 13. May 2025 The European Court of Human Rights has elected Kateřina Šimáčková as a new Section President Read more

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Selected decisions

Selected decisions and Legal summaries

Current decisions

19. March 2025 Judgment Case No. Pl. ÚS 17/24 of 19 March 2025 (Case “Anička” – suspended sentence for sexual offense) – legal summary Read more 11. March 2025 Judgment Case No. I. ÚS 1927/24 of 11 March 2025 [Protection of political speech; assessment of whether the elements of the crime of spreading false alarms (“scaremongering”) have been met] – legal summary Read more 27. November 2024 Judgment Case No. I. ÚS 1933/24 of 27 November 2024 (Freedom of expression in the case of controversial statements vs. punishment for promoting drug abuse) - legal summary Read more 20. November 2024 Judgment Case No. Pl. ÚS 16/24 of 20 November 2024 (Salary discrimination against female judges on maternity and parental leave) – legal summary Read more 30. May 2024 Judgment Case No. II. ÚS 527/23 of 30 May 2024 [Failure of the state to effectively investigate a victim's allegation of sexual conduct (removal of a condom without consent)] – legal summary Read more 24. April 2024 Judgment Case No. Pl. ÚS 52/23 of 24 April 2024 (Surgery including sterilisation as a condition for official sex change) – legal summary Read more

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