Despite the Constitutional Court's ruling on unconstitutionality and constitutional nonconformity, 25 laws remain unamended in the National Assembly.
On July 6, the Constitutional Court announced that since its establishment in 1998, it has issued unconstitutionality and constitutional nonconformity decisions on a total of 623 laws as of last month, with 598 (96%) of those laws now amended.
However, 25 laws (13 deemed unconstitutional and 12 found to be constitutionally nonconforming) have yet to be revised. This includes the criminal law on abortion, which restricts the self-determination rights of pregnant women, and the law on assembly and demonstration, which completely bans outdoor gatherings after sunset.
The abortion law, specified in Articles 269-270 of the Criminal Code, was ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court in 2019. The court set a legislative amendment deadline of December 31, 2020, but it has remained in a legislative vacuum for 2,013 days.
Similarly, the Assembly Law was deemed overly broad in 2009, with the court ordering amendments by June 30 of the following year, yet no alternative legislation has been proposed for a staggering 5,850 days.
Additionally, provisions in the Pharmacists Act that restrict the establishment of corporate pharmacies have been in a legislative vacuum for 24 years following a constitutional nonconformity ruling without a set amendment deadline.
However, four laws deemed unconstitutional were amended in the second quarter of this year. In April, a revision to the Administrative Litigation Act, which removed Article 43 that prohibited provisional execution against the state, passed the National Assembly and took effect in May.
Furthermore, the Public Election Act was amended to remove language that included 'those intending to become candidates' in the definition of defamation against candidates, as this was found to infringe on the political expression rights of prospective candidates, and the wording was revised to include 'pre-candidates.'
Other amendments in Q2 included changes to the Infant and Toddler Care Act, ruled unconstitutional in 2022, and the Public Election Act, which was found constitutionally nonconforming in 2025.
On July 6, the Constitutional Court announced that since its establishment in 1998, it has issued unconstitutionality and constitutional nonconformity decisions on a total of 623 laws as of last month, with 598 (96%) of those laws now amended.
However, 25 laws (13 deemed unconstitutional and 12 found to be constitutionally nonconforming) have yet to be revised. This includes the criminal law on abortion, which restricts the self-determination rights of pregnant women, and the law on assembly and demonstration, which completely bans outdoor gatherings after sunset.
The abortion law, specified in Articles 269-270 of the Criminal Code, was ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court in 2019. The court set a legislative amendment deadline of December 31, 2020, but it has remained in a legislative vacuum for 2,013 days.
Similarly, the Assembly Law was deemed overly broad in 2009, with the court ordering amendments by June 30 of the following year, yet no alternative legislation has been proposed for a staggering 5,850 days.
Additionally, provisions in the Pharmacists Act that restrict the establishment of corporate pharmacies have been in a legislative vacuum for 24 years following a constitutional nonconformity ruling without a set amendment deadline.
However, four laws deemed unconstitutional were amended in the second quarter of this year. In April, a revision to the Administrative Litigation Act, which removed Article 43 that prohibited provisional execution against the state, passed the National Assembly and took effect in May.
Furthermore, the Public Election Act was amended to remove language that included 'those intending to become candidates' in the definition of defamation against candidates, as this was found to infringe on the political expression rights of prospective candidates, and the wording was revised to include 'pre-candidates.'
Other amendments in Q2 included changes to the Infant and Toddler Care Act, ruled unconstitutional in 2022, and the Public Election Act, which was found constitutionally nonconforming in 2025.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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