The 17th Amendment of the Constitution expanded the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court so that, as well as constitutional matters, the Court has jurisdiction over other matters of general public importance that it chooses to hear.

One of the founding values of the Constitution is the supremacy of the Constitution. It follows from this principle that any law or conduct inconsistent with the Constitution is invalid. The corollary of constitutional supremacy is a strong form of judicial review which permits courts, and again particularly the Constitutional Court, to determine what conduct or laws are  consistent with the Constitution.