Constitutional Law No. 64 / 1952 Coll.

Constitutional Law on Courts and Prosecution

Valid Effective from 01.01.1953
64.
Constitutional Law
of 30 October 1952
about courts and prosecutors.
The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic decided on the following constitutional law:
§ 1.
(1) Judgments are carried out by general courts and special courts.
(2) General courts are the Supreme Court, the Regional Courts and the People's Courts.
(3) Special courts shall be military courts and arbitration courts; other special courts may be established only by law.
(4) The organisation of the courts, their jurisdiction and local jurisdiction and procedures before them are governed by specific laws.
§ 2.
Under the law, the jurisdiction of military courts can be extended to civilian populations for crimes that threaten the important interests of defense of the country, but only for other crimes at increased risk of the country, and only if they were committed at this time.
§ 3.
The Supreme Court, as the only supreme judicial authority, oversees the decision-making activities of all the courts of others.
§ 4.
(1) Negotiations before the courts shall be held with the participation of judges from the people; the exceptions are provided for by law.
(2) Judges and judges of the people shall act independently and shall be bound by the rule of law only; They are equal in decision.
§ 5.
(1) Judges and judges of the people in general courts and military courts are elected.
(2) The details are laid down by law.
§ 6.
The highest supervision of the precise implementation and maintenance of laws and other legislation by all ministries and other offices, courts, national committees, institutions, bodies and officials, as well as individual citizens, shall be the responsibility of the Prosecutor General.
§ 7.
(1) The Attorney General is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic on a proposal from the Government.
(2) The Prosecutor General is accountable to the Government.
§ 8.
The authorities of the Prosecutor General shall perform their functions independently; They are only subordinate to the Attorney General.
§ 9.
This constitutional law shall take effect on 1 January 1953; it shall be carried out by all members of the Government.
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Dr Dolansky v. r.
Fierlinger v. r.
Dr Kylý v. r.
Maj-Gen Bacílek v. r.
Bílek v. r.
Maj-Gen Dr. Čepice v. r.
Dr Gregor v. r.
Harus v. r.
Dr. Havelka v. r.
Ing. Jankovcová v. r.
Jonah v. r.
Cable v. r.
Kopecký v. r.
Krajčir v. r.
Kromir
Malek v. r.
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Dr Neuman v. r.
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Pospíšil A. v. r.
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Regulation Information

CitationConstitutional Law No. 64 / 1952 Coll., on Courts and Prosecutors
Regulation Type-
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation18.11.1952
Effective from01.01.1953
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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