Constitutional Court of Suriname

{{Short description|Constitutional court for Suriname}}

{{Infobox high court

| court_name = Constitutional Court of Suriname

| image = Constitutioneel Hof (Suriname), 2022 -1.jpg

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| caption = Constitutional Court of Suriname building in Paramaribo

| established = 2020

| jurisdiction = Suriname

| location = Paramaribo, Suriname

| coordinates =

| type = Appointment by the President upon nomination by the National Assembly

| authority = Article 144 of the Constitution of Suriname

| terms = 5 years (once renewable)

| positions = 8

| website =

| chiefjudgetitle = President

| chiefjudgename = Gloria Karg-Stirling

| termstart = 7 May 2020

| chiefjudgetitle2 = Vice President

| chiefjudgename2 = Kenneth Amoksi

| termstart2 = 7 May 2020

}}

{{Politics of Suriname}}

The Constitutional Court ({{langx|nl|Constitutioneel hof}}) is the constitutional court for the Republic of Suriname. Its establishment was already foreseen in both the constitution of Suriname of 1975 and the current constitution of 1987, but it took until 4 October 2019 for the National Assembly to enact a law providing for the establishment of a constitutional court.{{cite web |url=http://www.dna.sr/wetgeving/surinaamse-wetten/wetten-na-2005/wet-constitutioneel-hof/ |title=WET van 4 oktober 2019, ter uitvoering van artikel 144 lid 4 van de Grondwet van de Republiek Suriname. (Wet Constitutioneel Hof) |website=dna.sr |access-date=1 June 2020 }} After some errors concerning the official proclamation of the establishment of the court were corrected,{{cite news |last=Cairo |first=Ivan |date=19 January 2020 |title=Blunders voordrachten Constitutioneel Hof worden gecorrigeerd |url=http://www.dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/01/19/blunders-voordrachten-constitutioneel-hof-worden-gecorrigeerd |work=de Ware Tijd |location=Paramaribo |access-date=1 June 2020 }} the members of the court were installed on 7 May 2020.{{cite news |last=Cairo |first=Ivan |date=8 May 2020 |title='Rechtsstatelijkheid enige leidraad Constitutioneel Hof' |url=http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/05/08/rechtsstatelijkheid-enige-leidraad-constitutioneel-hof |work=de Ware Tijd |location=Paramaribo |access-date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520181301/http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/05/08/rechtsstatelijkheid-enige-leidraad-constitutioneel-hof/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Vishmohanie |date=7 May 2020 |title=Suriname heeft na bijkans 45 jaar eindelijk een Constitutioneel Hof |url=https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2020/05/07/suriname-heeft-na-bijkans-45-jaar-eindelijk-een-constitutioneel-hof/ |work=Suriname Herald |location=Paramaribo |access-date=1 June 2020 }}{{cite news |date=7 May 2020 |title=Leden Constitutioneel Hof geïnstalleerd |url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/58490 |work=Starnieuws |access-date=1 June 2020 }}

The lack of a constitutional court became an imminent problem after the court-martial decided in 2015 that the 2012 amnesty law that should have halted the prosecution of the December murders must be tested in the constitutional court first.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2015/11/30/breaking-news-om-moet-bouterse-verder-vervolgen |title=BREAKING NEWS: 'OM moet Bouterse verder vervolgen' - DWTonline.com |date=2016-04-17 |language=nl |access-date=2017-01-30 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417194807/http://www.dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2015/11/30/breaking-news-om-moet-bouterse-verder-vervolgen |archive-date=2016-04-17 }}