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Constitutional Court has a New Justice

On 21 October, the President of the Republic Petr Pavel appointed Martin Smolek as a Justice of the Constitutional Court.

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Yearbook 2024

Last year captured in words, numbers and photographs. We are pleased to present the Constitutional Court Yearbook for 2024.

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Video about the Constitutional Court

What is the Constitutional Court and how does it work? What happens after a constitutional complaint is filed and how does the Court reach decisions? You can find out the answers to these questions and much more by watching the short video we have prepared for you.

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Current Justices and Court Officials

The Constitutional Court consists of the President, two Vice-Presidents, and twelve other Justices. The Justices are appointed for a period of ten years.

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About the Court

In accordance with Art. 83 of Constitution is Constitutional Court judicial body responsible for the protection of constitutionality. The Court is composed of fifteen Justices appointed by the President of the country for ten years term. The Constitutional Court is seated in Brno.

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About the Seat of the Constitutional Court

The building, which has housed the Constitutional Court since its establishment in 1993, was constructed between 1875 and 1878 as the seat of the Moravian Diet. It is one of the most remarkable edifices not only in the city of Brno but also in Moravia in general.

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Library of the Constitutional Court

The library of the Constitutional Court primarily covers the resources focusing on constitutional law, international law and, on a general level, on European (communitarian and EU) law, while simultaneously covering the areas of legal theory, legal history and political science.

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Conference of European Constitutional Courts - click here

Current Affairs

18. November 2025 Justices of the Czech and Slovak Constitutional Courts held the traditional bilateral meeting Read more 05. November 2025 Climate Case Rejected before Constitutional Court – Yet Door Remains Open for Others Read more

04. November 2025 VI Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice Read more 24. October 2025 Visit of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Constitutional Court Read more 21. October 2025 Martin Smolek is a new Justice of the Constitutional Court Read more 07. October 2025 The term of office of Justice Jaromír Jirsa has ended Read more

Selected decisions

Selected decisions and Legal summaries

Current decisions

02. July 2025 Judgment Case No. III. ÚS 1254/24 of 2 July 2025 (Active Euthanasia) – legal summary Read more 19. March 2025 Judgment Case No. Pl. ÚS 17/24 of 19 March 2025 (Case “Anička” – suspended sentence for sexual offense) – legal summary Read more 11. March 2025 Judgment Case No. I. ÚS 1927/24 of 11 March 2025 [Protection of political speech; assessment of whether the elements of the crime of spreading false alarms (“scaremongering”) have been met] – legal summary Read more 27. November 2024 Judgment Case No. I. ÚS 1933/24 of 27 November 2024 (Freedom of expression in the case of controversial statements vs. punishment for promoting drug abuse) - legal summary Read more 20. November 2024 Judgment Case No. Pl. ÚS 16/24 of 20 November 2024 (Salary discrimination against female judges on maternity and parental leave) – legal summary Read more 30. May 2024 Judgment Case No. II. ÚS 527/23 of 30 May 2024 [Failure of the state to effectively investigate a victim's allegation of sexual conduct (removal of a condom without consent)] – legal summary Read more