Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance

Name: The Constitutional Act onthe Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia

Enactment: May 3, 2002

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Article 45

The ConstitutionalCourt may, until the final decision, temporarily suspend the execution of theindividual decisions or actions undertaken on the grounds of the law or theother regulation, the constitutionality respective the legality of which isbeing reviewed, if their execution might cause grave and irreparableconsequences. 

Article 46

(1) When the case hasbeen elaborated in such a manner as to enable the Constitutional Court todecide the substance of the matter, the judge-rapporteur submits the draftdecision or ruling on the case to the president of the Constitutional Court.
(2) The draft decision orruling shall contain the information on the request or the proposal, on theprocedural actions undertaken, on principal facts and legal matters, theopinions received and the opinion whether the case may be decided at the Session without a public hearingor the public hearing should be convoked.

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