the constitutional court was established in 1996. the legal basis of its organisation and activity is the constitution of georgia, the organic law of georgia "on the constitutional court of georgia", the law of georgia "on the constitutional legal proceedings" and the rules of the constitutional court. the legislation underwent several amendments from 2002 to 2018, the constitutional legal proceedings being made simplified and more expeditious. the constitutional court of georgia was moved from tbilisi, the capital of georgia, to batumi, the main city of the autonomous republic of adjara, as part of the process of government decentralization, on 5 july 2007.