Presentation

The Conference of European Constitutional Courts (CECC), which was established in Dubrovnik in 1972, brings together representatives of 40 European constitutional or equivalent courts conducting a constitutional review.

The CECC organises congresses at regular intervals. It promotes the exchange of information among its members on issues relating to the methods and practice of constitutional review and provides a forum for the participants to share opinions on institutional, structural and practical problems in the areas of public law and constitutional jurisdiction. Besides, it takes measures to strengthen the independence of constitutional courts as an essential element of the guarantee and implementation of democracy and a state under the rule of law and pays particular attention to the protection of human rights. It strongly supports the improvement of lasting relations between European constitutional courts and similar institutions. 

The chairmanship of the CECC, rotating every three years, can only be held by a court that is a full member of the Conference.

From 2021 to 2024, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova chaired the CECC and hosted the XIXth Congress. The XIXth Congress was held on 22-23 May 2024 in Chișinău. As usual, a meeting of the Circle of Presidents was held during the Congress. Among other things, it decided that the next Congress, the XXth, would be hosted by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania thus assumed the presidency of the CECC for the current three-year period (2024-2027).