Constitutional Court of Georgia
The Constitutional Court of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს საკონსტიტუციო სასამართლო, romanized: sakartvelos sak'onst'it'utsio sasamartlo) is the constitutional court of Georgia, the country's judicial body of constitutional review, having the greatest significance with the view of securing constitutional provisions and separation of powers, and protecting human rights and freedoms.
| Constitutional Court of Georgia | |
|---|---|
| საქართველოს საკონსტიტუციო სასამართლო | |
Court Building in Batumi | |
| Established | 1996 |
| Location | Batumi, Georgia |
| Composition method | 3 Judges Appointed by the President of Georgia; 3 Judges Elected by the Parliament of Georgia; 3 Judges designated by the Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Authorized by | Constitution of Georgia; Organic Law On the Constitutional Court |
| Judge term length | 10 years |
| Number of positions | 9 |
| Website | constcourt |
| President of the Constitutional Court | |
| Currently | Merab Turava |
| Since | June 25, 2020 |
The Constitutional Court was established in 1996. The legal basis of its organisation and activity is the Constitution of Georgia, the Organic Law of Georgia "On the Constitutional Court of Georgia", and the Rules of the Constitutional Court. The legislation underwent several amendments from 2002 to 2018, the constitutional legal proceedings being made simplified and more expeditious. The Constitutional Court of Georgia was moved from Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, to Batumi, the main city of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, as part of the process of government decentralization, on 5 July 2007.