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Article 125
 

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia:


-   shall decide on the compliance of laws with the Constitution;


-   shall decide on the compliance of other regulations with the Constitution and laws;


-   may decide on the constitutionality of laws and the constitutionality and legality of other regulations which are no longer valid, provided that less than one year has elapsed from the moment of such cessation until the filing of a request or a proposal to institute proceedings;


-   shall decide on constitutional complaints against individual decisions taken by state bodies, bodies of local and regional self-government and legal persons vested with public authority where such decisions violate human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the right to local and regional self-government guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia;


-   shall monitor compliance with the Constitution and laws and shall report to the Croatian Parliament on detected violations thereof;


-   shall decide on jurisdictional disputes between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches;


-   shall decide, in conformity with the Constitution, on the impeachment of the President of the Republic;


-   shall monitor compliance of the platforms and activities of political parties with the Constitution and may, in compliance with the Constitution, ban non-compliant parties;


-   shall monitor whether elections and referenda are conducted in compliance with the Constitution and laws and shall resolve electoral disputes falling outside the jurisdiction of the courts;


-   shall perform other duties specified by the Constitution.


[OG 135/97, Art. 5, 15 December 1997]


[OG 113/00, Art. 62, 9 November 2000]


[OG 28/01, Art. 60, 28 March 2001]


*In OG 28/01, Article 125 is marked as "Article 129".