National
Constitutional Court
- Dutch: Grondwettelijk Hof
- French: Cour constitutionnelle
- German: Verfassungsgerichtshof
Based in Belgium
Official website (const-court.be) Report a problem with this page
Source: dekamer.be, checkedWho sits on it
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12 judges of the Constitutional Court
Appointed by the King of the Belgians
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Sources for who sits on it
- Judge of the Constitutional Court const-court.be · checked
What it can do
- Constitutional review
Rules on conflicts of competence between laws of the federal state, Communities and Regions, and on violations of Arts. 10, 11 and 24 and other designated constitutional articles by a law, federate law or equivalent rule (Constitution, Art. 142).
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Sources for what it can do
- Constitutional review dekamer.be · checked
Sources
- dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: Art. 142: there is a Constitutional Court for all Belgium; its composition, competences and functioning are set by law. For: Constitutional Court
- belgium.be · checked Official Dutch, French and German names of Belgian federal and regional bodies as used by their own institutions (Kamer/Chambre, Senaat/Sénat, regional parliaments); names from general knowledge of the official usage, not read page by page on 2026-10-12. official=false pending verification. For: Constitutional Court in Dutch, Constitutional Court in French, Constitutional Court in German
- dekamer.be · checked Belgian House of Representatives, The Belgian Constitution (English translation), March 2021, read 2026-10-12: article cited in each power description. For: Constitutional review
- const-court.be · checked Constitutional Court of Belgium, official site, and Wikipedia (Constitutional Court of Belgium) read 2026-10-12: 12 judges, 6+6 by language group, appointed for life by the King from lists alternately by Chamber and Senate. Fallback: Wikipedia for the composition details because the Special Act text was not read. For: Judge of the Constitutional Court
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