a instàncies judicials

13:18 Jul 23, 2019
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Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / constitutional law
Catalan term or phrase: a instàncies judicials
This is an article about the application of article 155 of the Spanish Constitution in the conflict in Catalonia. It is talking about how more and more cases are being brought to the Constitutional Court over both constitutionality and unconstitutionality. The phrase is:

...perquè el Tribunal Constitucional revisi a instàncies judicials l’adequació a la Constitució de lleis autonòmiques...
maryblack
United States
Local time: 03:58


Summary of answers provided
5to court authorities
Mark Possemiers
4judicial authorities
Helen Blair
3(review) at judicial levels (by ordinary courts of law)
Adrian MM.
3at the request of the court / at legal [or judiciary] request
JohnMcDove


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judicial authorities


Explanation:
This is the court referring the judicial authorities to review the appropriateness of the autonomous laws within the Constitution.

Helen Blair
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to court authorities


Explanation:
court, not judicial ...

Mark Possemiers
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(revisi) a instàncies judicials
(review) at judicial levels (by ordinary courts of law)


Explanation:
Best take a look at the whole 'judicially reviewable' turn of phrase within the strict syntactical confines of the question.


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Adrian MM.
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at the request of the court / at legal [or judiciary] request


Explanation:

Literally, "at the instance of the court"

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/instance

at the instance of
formal

At the request or instigation of.

‘prosecution at the instance of the police’

This is the meaning.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2019-07-24 03:58:59 GMT)
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In other words, it is the "Fiscalía del Estado", i.e., (in US) the district attorney's office or (in UK) the public prosecutor's office - the entity that is requesting the Constitutional Court to review o adjudicate the validity of whatever action is being talked about.

JohnMcDove
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