How to apply

Your application must be submitted in writing (via paper or electronic means).

Form

Your application must be submitted in writing (via paper or electronic means), but you do not need to fill in a specific form fo application/complaint.

Language

Everyone has the right to act before the Constitutional Court in his or her own language. It may be mother tongue or other language person understands.

The Constitutional Court is obliged to ensure that the parties have equal opportunities to exercise their rights. Taking into account the nature and circumstances of the case, the Constitutional Court may recruit an interpreter. The costs of the proceedings in complainant`s own language will be borne by the state.

Content

In your application you need to clearly indicate:

• the identification of the complainant (name, address, date of birth in case of natural person and name, address, identification number in case of legal person)
• the identification of the institution which has violated your fundamental rights
• the identification of the decision, other measure or factual action which you are complaining about
• the identification of human rights or freedoms that have been violated
• the facts of your situation (what has happened)
• legal arguments supporting your claim that your rights have been violated
• what you are asking the Constitutional Court to declare

The complaint must include facts and issues which are relevant to the violation you are complaining about only. To help the Constitutional Court to better understand the situation, the complaint should ideally be simple, focused, well-reasoned and withouth emotional or derogatory language.

Documents

You have to add all the documents that are able to prove violation you are complaining about to your application (especially decision or measure you are complaining about as well as complaints you have made and the responses you received).

Time limits

The application to the Constitutional Court must be sent within 2 months of the last decision by a state authority or court in your situation. If there is no institution to which to complain, the time limit is measured from the date on which you were able to become aware of the measure or other intervention.

Address

Applications must be sent electronically fully authorised in line with particular law or in paper to the following address: