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Bill: RP-Law: Constitutional amendment: Highest Court Act

Details

Submitted by[?]: תְּקוּמָה

Status[?]: passed

Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: March 4082

Description[?]:

1. The supreme court ( בית המשפט העליון) is the highest court of the Yeudish Republic of Beiteynu ( רפובליקת יידיש של ביתנו) and shall be called: Beit HaMishpat HaElyon. Its first and foremost task is to protect and safeguard the proper execution of the constitution of this only Yeudish state. Furthermore it has to ensure that decision made by lower courts are in compliance with the constitution.
1.1 The Supreme Court can also revoke a state of emergency.

2. Only parties represented in the Knesset can call on the court to deliver a judgement on a specific law passed by the Knesset. Individuals only when concerned directly with the case.
2.1 The court has to accept the appeal formally before opening the session of the court. The first judge (president of the court) has to accept the appeal.
2.2 The first judge is responsible for calling the court in session. This has to happen latest one year after the acceptance of the appeal.
2.3 If an appeal is accepted the first judge can decide whether or not to suspend a law as long as no official judgement has been delivered by the court. If a law is suspended the old law before the change remains in effect.

3. The court shall consist out of seven judges which are completly independent in their judgement:
3.1 Four judges are chosen from each of the regions. The party with a relative majority (according to votes) in each region shall determine the judge representing this region.
3.2 The first judge (president of the court) must always come from the region of Tadrika. There shall be no judge from the region of Kokun.
3.3 The first judge does have two votes. All other judges only have one vote.
3.4.The head of government and the justice minister shall name each one additional judge. Also the biggest opposition party shall also receive the right to nominate a judge.
3.5 The nominated judges must be male and class A citizens, meaning their religion must be yeudi and their ethnicity must be yeudish.
3.6 Should elections take place while a session of the court is in place, the composition will not change.

4.0 Every judge has the right to ask questions and speak during the sessions of the court. The first judge shall close the session. All other decisions are made with relative majority of the judges in session.
4.1 The court can repeal a law or can find that it is in accordance with the constitution. Or it can accept the law under certain conditions of change.
4.2 The ruling of the court are binding for all institutions of the state.
4.3 An appeal is not possible.

5.0 This is a constitutional amendment and can only be passed/changed/abolished with a 2/3-majority.

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Vote Seats
yes
 

Total Seats: 695

no

    Total Seats: 0

    abstain

      Total Seats: 0


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