Constitutional Court of Algeria

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Constitutional Court
المحكمة الدستورية
Interactive map of Constitutional Court
Established1 November 2020
Composition methodConstitutional court
Authorised byConstitution of Algeria
Number of positions12
Websitecour-constitutionnelle.dz
President of the Constitutional Court
CurrentlyLeïla Aslaoui
Since19 June 2025

The Constitutional Court of Algeria is Algeria's highest judicial body. It replaced the Constitutional Council by the Algerian constitutional amendment of 2020 approved by referendum.[1][2] This revision of the Algerian constitution follows a series of protests known as Hirak.[3]

Current members

Members of the Constitutional Court of Algeria[4]
Name Position Term Appointed by
Leïla Aslaoui President19 June 2025–presentAbdelmadjid Tebboune
Bahri Saadallah
Mesbah Menas
Djilali Miloudi
Amal Eddine Boulenouar
Fatiha Benabbou
Abdelouaheb Khrif
Abbas Ammar
Abdelhafidh Oussoukine
Omar Boudiaf
Mohamed Boufertas

See also

References

  1. "Saudi attorney general visits Algeria's Constitutional Court". Arab News. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. "The Right That Vanished from Algeria's Constitution". Human Rights Watch. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. Chikhi, Lamine (17 September 2020). "Algerian referendum looms as test for president and opposition". Reuters. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. Chafai, Mohamed (November 18, 2021). "President Tebboune signs presidential decrees on Constitutional Court members". Algeria Press Service. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.