supreme court's power to declare acts of congress and the executive branch unconstitutional is called nullification.
supreme court's power to declare acts of congress and the executive branch unconstitutional is called nullification.
supreme court’s power to declare acts of congress and the executive branch unconstitutional?
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following is an incomplete list of the 2008 decisions of the supreme court of japan. 









































the supreme court of japan (最高裁判所 "saikō-saibansho"; called 最高裁 "saikō-sai" for short), located in chiyoda, tokyo is the highest court in japan. it has ultimate judicial authority to interpret the japanese constitution and decide questions of national law (including local bylaws). it has the power of judicial review; that is, it can declare acts of diet and local assembly, and administrative actions, to be unconstitutional.









































the court decided a total of 51 cases in 2008.
2008 decisions of the supreme court of japan
the montana supreme court is the court of last resort in the montana court system. the constitution of 1889 provided for the election of no fewer than three supreme court justices, and one chief justice. each court member served a six-year term. the legislature increased the number of justices to five in 1919. the 1972 constitution lengthened the term of office to eight years, and established the minimum number of justices at five. it allowed the legislature to increase the number of justices by two, which the legislature did in 1979. the montana supreme court has the authority to declare acts of the legislature and executive unconstitutional under either the montana or u.s. constitutions. its decisions may be appealed directly to the u.s. supreme court. the clerk of the supreme court is also an elected position, and serves a six-year term. neither justices nor the clerk are term limited.
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