MOSCOW, November 9 (RAPSI) - A bill on powers and formation order of the country’s Constitutional Court on Monday became law. A corresponding document signed by President Vladimir Putin was published on the official website of legal information.
The document was prepared to realize amendments to the Constitution adopted on March 14.
The law envisages that the Constitutional Court is to be consisted of 11 judges including a chairperson and a deputy chair.
On a presidential request the Court will check necessary validity of draft laws on amendments to the Constitution, federal constitutional draft laws and federal and regional bills and adopted initiatives before their signing by the President, the legislative proposal reads.
Under the law, the Constitutional Court must solve issues on the possibility of execution of decisions and rulings of international bodies, foreign or international courts and arbitration.