“The Government, not less than 1/5 of all the Members of the Seimas, and courts shall have the right to apply to the Constitutional Court concerning the acts specified in the first paragraph of Article 105. Not less than 1/5 of all the Members of the Seimas and courts shall have the right to apply to the Constitutional Court concerning the conformity of the acts of the President of the Republic with the Constitution and laws. Not less than 1/5 of all the Members of the Seimas, courts, as well as the President of the Republic, shall have the right to apply to the Constitutional Court concerning the conformity of the acts of the Government with the Constitution and laws. Every person shall have the right to apply to the Constitutional Court concerning the acts specified in the first and second paragraphs of Article 105 if a decision adopted on the basis of these acts has violated the constitutional rights or freedoms of the person and the person has exhausted all legal remedies. The procedure for implementing this right shall be established by the Law on the Constitutional Court. An application by the President of the Republic to the Constitutional Court, or a resolution of the Seimas, asking for an investigation into the conformity of an act with the Constitution shall suspend the validity of the act. The conclusions of the Constitutional Court may be requested by the Seimas or, in cases concerning elections to the Seimas or international treaties, by the President of the Republic. The Constitutional Court shall have the right to refuse to accept a case for consideration or to prepare a conclusion if the application is based on non-legal reasoning.”
The Government, at least 1/5 of all Members of the Seimas and the courts may apply to the Constitutional Court concerning laws and acts of the Seimas; 1/5 of the Seimas and the courts concerning acts of the President; 1/5 of the Seimas, the courts and the President concerning acts of the Government. Since 2019 every person who has exhausted all legal remedies may apply over a violation of their constitutional rights. Conclusions may be requested by the Seimas and, on Seimas elections and international treaties, also by the President.
A person who has lost a case at every court level and believes the law applied to them violated their constitutional rights can lodge an individual complaint with the Constitutional Court. The parliamentary opposition, having collected signatures of at least one-fifth of the Members, can also challenge an adopted law.
Memorise the figure 1/5 of the Seimas and the fact that courts may apply in every case. Note that the Government applies only about acts of the Seimas, while the President applies only about acts of the Government. Since 2019 individuals may also file a complaint.
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