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Constitutional Review
Constitutional review (or judicial review) is the power vested in a judicial body—often a dedicated Constitutional Court or the highest court of appeal—to assess the compatibility of legislation and executive action with the constitution.
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Decentralized Review: Any court, at any level, may declare a law unconstitutional when adjudicating a specific case (e.g., the United States).
Centralized Review: Only a specialized high body (Constitutional Court) has the authority to strike down legislation, often through abstract review (reviewing a law without an ongoing case) or concrete review (reviewing a law applied in a live dispute) [9].
The efficacy of judicial review is often tied to th…