President Signs Law on Uzbekistan's Constitutional Court

Uzbekistan's head of state has signed the constitutional law “On the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.” Under the law, the Constitutional Court will determine whether laws, decisions of the Oliy Majlis chambers, presidential decrees and resolutions, and decisions of the Government and local state authorities comply with the Constitution. It will also determine whether the laws of the Republic of Karakalpakstan comply with Uzbek laws, and will consider appeals on the constitutionality of normative legal acts submitted on the initiative of the Supreme Court. Within its authority, the court will interpret the Constitution and laws.

The court consists of a chair, a deputy chair and nine judges. Judges are elected for a term of ten years, each individually. Decisions and conclusions of the court take effect from the day they are officially published.

The law takes effect from the day of its official publication. Certain provisions (Article 29, part two of Article 58 and Article 59) will be implemented from 1 January 2028.