The Constitutional Court shall exercise review of the constitutionality of normative legal acts in the State through constitutional proceedings in order to protect the constitutional system of the Republic of Belarus, the rights and freedoms of man and citizen guaranteed by the Constitution, ensure the supremacy of the Constitution and its direct effect in the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

The Constitutional Court shall be formed of 12 judges from among highly qualified specialists in the field of law, who as a rule have a scientific degree.

The Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and judges of the Constitutional Court shall be elected and dismissed from office by the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Court shall be elected from among the judges of the Constitutional Court.

The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be elected for 11 years.

The competence, organisation and operating procedure of the Constitutional Court shall be determined by the Constitution and law
(Article 116 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus).