Decree of the President of the Republic of Vestina No. 65-Z (Having the Force of Law)

ON CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND THE EXERCISE OF CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO PETITION THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT Decree Having the Force of Law

Guided by the Constitution of the Digital State of the Republic of Vestina, proceeding from the need to ensure the supremacy of the Constitution, guarantee and protect the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, establish an effective mechanism of constitutional review of normative legal acts, and also for the purpose of determining the procedure for petitions by citizens, state bodies, and other persons to the Constitutional Arbitrum of the Justiarum of the Republic of Vestina, taking into account the need to ensure the unity of the constitutional and legal framework of the Republic of Vestina, prevent the adoption and application of normative legal acts that contradict the Constitution, and strengthen the principles of legality, justice, and the rule of law,

I DECREE:

1. Establish that petitions by citizens to the Constitutional Arbitrum for the purpose of protecting their constitutional rights and freedoms shall be submitted in accordance with the Code of the Republic of Vestina “On the Fundamentals of Digital Judicial Proceedings.” The Supreme Arbitrum of the Justiarum shall have the right to establish its own rules and procedural algorithm for the submission of petitions within the framework of constitutional proceedings.
2. Establish that citizens, state bodies, and other persons shall have the right to petition the Constitutional Arbitrum for the purpose of reviewing a particular normative legal act to determine its conformity with constitutional provisions and to exercise constitutional review.
3. Establish that the Constitutional Arbitrum of the Justiarum of the Republic of Vestina shall be vested with the authority to declare a normative legal act unconstitutional and subsequently repeal such act upon which a request for constitutional review has been submitted. A declaration that a normative legal act is inconsistent with the Constitution and its subsequent repeal shall be effected by a resolution of the Constitutional Arbitrum, which must bear the signature of the Chairperson of the Supreme Arbitrum.
4. The annulment of a Resolution of the Constitutional Arbitrum shall be possible only where at least five judges of the Supreme Arbitrum disagree with its decision. The decision to annul the Resolution shall be adopted by vote. Voting on the annulment of a Resolution of the Constitutional Arbitrum shall take place upon submission of the Resolution to the Supreme Arbitrum for signature. Once the Resolution of the Constitutional Arbitrum has been signed by the Supreme Arbitrum, its annulment shall no longer be permitted.
5. Approve the attached Rules for the Exercise of Constitutional Review.(Annex 1).
6. This Decree shall have the force of law and shall be subject to the procedure established by the Law of the Republic of Vestina “On Legal Acts.”
7. The State and Legal Department of the Presidential Administration shall ensure the publication of this Decree in the “Civic Participation” Information System.

Annex: Rules for the Exercise of Constitutional Review in the Republic of Vestina

President of the Digital State of the Republic of Vestina,
Kogtev Evgeniy

Decree No. 65-Z
Digital State of the Republic of Vestina,
Graffias Island,
August 24, 2026