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===Courts===
The Alvan judiciary is independent from the executive and legislative branches of government. At the pinnacle of the national judicial system is the Constitutional Court, which determines if laws or other actions by the government are constitutional. The Constitutional Court has 7 members who are appointed to life terms by the Khan and confirmed by the Great Khural. The highest court for criminal and civil law is the Supreme Court, which has 27 members that sit in panels of 9 members to hear cases. Its judges are appointed to 12 year terms by the Khan, and the law requires that its membership reflects the demographics of the population. No more than 3 judges from
Judges at all levels of government were once appointed by the Khan and confirmed by the Great Khural, but because of perceived corruption in the process as well as procedural delays by opposition parties, in 2004 a constitutional amendment changed provincial and local courts from having Khan-appointed judges to elected judges.
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