Constitutional Court

Senegal’s Constitutional Council rejected a constitutional amendment that would have expanded parliamentary powers and reduced presidential authority. The rejected reform, proposed by Ousmane Sonko’s party, faced political tensions between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Sonko, who now leads the National Assembly.

South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in a case related to his 2024 martial law declaration. The ruling confirmed his guilt for infringing on Cabinet members’ rights, falsifying documents, and using security forces to resist arrest, aligning with earlier decisions by the Constitutional Court.

South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in a martial law case, finding him guilty of infringing on Cabinet members’ rights, falsifying documents, and illegally deploying security forces. Martial law was repealed hours after lawmakers broke a military blockade, and Yoon remains in detention while appealing other convictions, including a life sentence for rebellion and a 30-year term linked to drone flights aimed at heightening tensions with North Korea.

South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in a case related to his 2024 martial law declaration. The court found him guilty of infringing on Cabinet members’ rights, falsifying documents, and deploying security forces to resist arrest. Yoon remains in detention and is appealing other convictions, including a life sentence for rebellion and a 30-year term for alleged drone flights to provoke tensions with North Korea.

South Africa's Constitutional Court is addressing a major dispute over health legislation, specifically the National Health Insurance (NHI) ruling. The ruling, expected in early May, is seen as a pivotal moment for health policy in the country since democracy.

Kazakhstan's Constitutional Court ruled that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev can seek another term in 2029 due to constitutional amendments approved in a March referendum. The changes reset term limits, merged parliament's two chambers into one, and expanded presidential powers, including appointing key officials and creating the People’s Council.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar filed a constitutional amendment proposal to remove President Tamás Sulyok and reduce the influence of Viktor Orbán's previous administration. Key measures include ending Sulyok's term, imposing a three-term limit for parliament members, establishing an independent Constitutional Court, and creating an asset recovery office to reclaim funds misused during Orbán's rule.

Senegalese lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment reducing presidential powers and expanding parliamentary authority, which will be put to a referendum. The reform, proposed by Ousmane Sonko's party, has sparked political tensions and protests, with opposition groups denouncing it as political retaliation.

Anti-immigrant protests in South Africa are intensifying as a clause in the NHI Act could deny HIV treatment to refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi claims this would aid the fight against HIV, but the court's potential approval of the Act raises questions about possible changes.

Czech President Petr Pavel filed a lawsuit against the government, challenging Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s decision to exclude him from the NATO summit delegation. The case, submitted to the Constitutional Court, seeks clarification on authority to decide the head of state’s attendance at the event, with Pavel arguing the exclusion limits his constitutional role.

A former South Korean justice minister was sentenced to 25 years in prison for assisting in the 2024 martial law declaration by an ousted president. The court found the minister played a key role in preparing for arrests of politicians and coordinating with authorities to enforce the brief martial law.

Armenia's opposition faces arrests as Strong Armenia party challenges the ruling Civil Contract party's election victory in court, alleging electoral violations and suppression. The Armenian government denies wrongdoing, while international observers note a 'genuine choice' amid a confrontational campaign marked by criminal cases against opposition candidates.

The mother of a 16-year-old girl who died from leukemia in 2012 after doctors in the Dominican Republic delayed cancer treatment due to her pregnancy is challenging the country’s strict abortion ban. Civil society groups, including a Christian organization, argue the ban violates rights to life, health, and equality, seeking legal exceptions for cases involving rape, incest, fetal abnormalities, or threats to the woman’s health.

South African lawmakers selected Makashule Gana, a critic of President Cyril Ramaphosa, to lead an inquiry into potential impeachment over a 2020 foreign currency theft at his game farm. Ramaphosa has challenged the inquiry legally, arguing the case relies on hearsay and misapplies legal standards.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is legally challenging a revived impeachment effort linked to a $580,000 cash theft at his Phala Phala private game farm. The Constitutional Court ordered parliament to restart the inquiry, but Ramaphosa argues the findings are based on 'hearsay' and cites prior investigations clearing him of wrongdoing.