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In the exercise of obligatory preliminary review the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus considered the constitutionality of laws of the Republic of Belarus

On June 24, 2011, in the exercise of obligatory preliminary review the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus considered the constitutionality of the following laws adopted by the House of Representatives and approved by the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus:

“On Making Addenda and Alterations to Some Laws of the Republic of Belarus on the Activity of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Belarus” (a reporting judge – Stanislav E. Danilyuk);

“On Making Alterations and Addenda to Some Laws of the Republic of Belarus Concerning the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Republic of Belarus” (a reporting judge – Sergei P. Chigrinov);

“On Making Alterations and Addenda to the Civil, Economic Procedure, and Civil Procedure Codes of the Republic of Belarus” (a reporting judge – Tadeush V. Voronovich);

“On Making Alterations and Addenda to Some Laws of the Republic of Belarus on the Implementation of International Commitments of the Republic of Belarus to the International Humanitarian Law” (a reporting judge – Sergei P. Chigrinov);

“On Making Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Museums and Museums’ Fund of the Republic of Belarus” (a reporting judge – Tadeush V. Voronovich);

“On Making an Addendum to the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Ratification of the Protocol to the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters of 22 January 1993” (a reporting judge – Tadeush V. Voronovich);

as well as a number of laws on ratification of international treaties.

Based on the results of consideration all the laws were recognised to be conforming to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus. At the same time the Constitutional Court stated its legal positions aimed to clarify the constitutional and legal meaning of certain provisions of the reviewed laws.