The Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) is an association of the

constitutional courts A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ru ...

and other equivalent institutions in region of

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

, to promote independence and cooperation of constitutional justice in Asian region. The Association is a cooperation group of the

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for constitutional justice in the Asian region.

History

Idea of establishing association between constitutional courts or any other equivalent institutions in Asian region was first created in year 2005 during 3rd Conference of Asian Constitutional Court Judges in Mongolia. From then, it took 5 years of consecutive preparatory meetings in

Constitutional Court of Korea The Constitutional Court of Korea () is one of the apex courtsalong with the Supreme Court of Korea, Supreme Courtin Judiciary of South Korea, South Korea's judiciary that exercises constitutional review, seated in Jongno District, Jongno, ...

to officially establish organization of the Association in year 2010. AACC's role has greatly expanded since reform of its organization in 2016, which led to establishment of permanent secretariats and training centers around the globe.

Organization

Organization of the AACC is designed under Statute of AACC. * Congress : The Congress is general assembly of the AACC, where members from member states, observers and even guests can participate under article 20 of the Statute. Though the Congress does not have notable power on decision-making of the AACC, observers and guests cannot vote in the Congress. * Board of Members : The Board is central organ for decision-making in the AACC by article 12 and 13 of the Statute. It is composed of each of Member state's head of constitutional court or any equivalent institution. ** President : The head of Member state in the Board who hosts the next Congress becomes President by article 14(1) of the Statute. President presides over the Board. ** Host Secretariat : The Host Secretariat is provisional secretariat for hosting the next Congress. * Permanent Secretariat : The Permanent Secretariat is organized under article 22 of amended Statute in year 2016 ** Secretariat for Planning and Coordination (SPC) : Seated in

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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

, the AACC SPC renders administrative and financial supports and coordinates international relationship with other international organizations at level of organization. ** Secretariat for Research and Development (SRD) : Seated in

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

Republic of Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

, the AACC SRD conducts joint research program among AACC members and other third parties, and publish international journal of AACC. It also organizes international forums, seminars and conferences at level of individual Justices and Judicial Assistants such as Rapporteur Judges. ** Center for Training and Human Resources Development (CTHRD) : Seated in

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, the AACC CTHRD provides educational program and material for Judicial Assistants or other equivalent expert staffs.

List of Member states

* Membership since establishment in year 2010 ** :

Constitutional Court of Indonesia The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia () is one of the apex courts in Indonesia along with the Indonesian Supreme Court. Its primary role is reviewing the constitutionality of Acts (''undang-undang''). It also has other functi ...

(Secretariat for Planning and Coordination) ** :

(Secretariat for Research and Development) ** :

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** : Constitutional Court of Mongolia ** :

Supreme Court of the Philippines The Supreme Court (; colloquially referred to as the ' (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines. It was established by the Taft Commission on June 11, 1901, through the enactment of Act No. 136, which abolished th ...

** :

Constitutional Court of Thailand The Constitutional Court (, , ), officially the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand, is a Thai court created by the 1997 constitution with jurisdiction over the constitutionality of parliamentary acts, royal decrees, draft legisl ...

** : Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan * New Membership in year 2011~2012 ** :

Supreme Court of Pakistan The Supreme Court of Pakistan (; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the Judiciary of Pakistan, judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance witPart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it h ...

** :

Constitutional Court of Russia The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation () is a high court within the judiciary of Russia which is empowered to rule on whether certain laws or presidential decrees are in fact contrary to the Constitution of Russia. Its objective is o ...

** : Constitutional Court of Tajikistan ** :

Constitutional Court of Turkey The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Anayasa Mahkemesi'', sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest legal body for constitutional review in Turkey. It "examines the constitutionality, in respect of both form and substance, of law ...

(Center for Training and Human Resources Development) * New Membership in year 2013 ** : Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of the Constitution (ICOIC) of Afghanistan ** : Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan * New Membership in year 2014 ** : Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan * New Membership in year 2015~2016 ** : Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan ** : Constitutional Tribunal of Myanmar * New Membership in year 2019 ** :

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...

** :

Supreme Court of the Maldives The Supreme Court of the Maldives () is the Supreme court, highest court of the Maldives. History The Supreme Court was established on 18 September 2008 under Article 282 of the Constitution of the Maldives. The first amendment to the Judicatu ...

* New Membership in year 2020 ** :

Supreme Court of Bangladesh Supreme Court of Bangladesh () is the highest court of law in the country. It is composed of the High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, High Court Division and the Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Appellate Division, ...

* New Membership in year 2021 ** : Constitutional Court of Jordan

References

External links

Official website of AACC and its SPC in Indonesia

Official website of AACC SRD in Republic of Korea

Official website of AACC CTHRD in Turkey
{{Authority control * * International judicial organizations International organizations based in Asia Organizations established in 2010 Constitutional Court of Indonesia Constitutional Court of Korea

History

Organization

List of Member states

See also

References

External links