Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance
Lithuania
Law on the Constitutional Court of theRepublic of Lithuania
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Article 56. The Content ofConstitutional Court Rulings
The ruling of the Constitutional Courton a case shall be drawn up as a separate document.
It shall state:
the title, date and place of adoption of the ruling;
the composition of the Constitutional Court;
the secretary of the hearing;
the parties to the case and their representatives;
the issue under consideration and its grounds;
the articles of the Constitution and this Law which establish the right of theConstitutional Court to consider the issue;
the request set forth in the application;
the full title of the legal act whose compliance with the Constitution wasexamined as well as the source wherein it was published and from where it wasreceived;
the actions or a decision of a Member of the Seimas or State official thecompliance of which with the Constitution was examined;
the circumstances established by the Constitutional Court;
the arguments and evidenceupon which the ruling of the Constitutional Court is based, and, if necessary,the arguments refuting other opinions;
the norm of theConstitution which the Constitutional Court has followed in assessing thecompliance of an act or action with the Constitution;
the substantive provisions;
the indication that the ruling is final and not subject to appeal.