The Court was established by Guatemala's 1985 Constitution."Historia De La Cc." http://cc.gob.gt/historia-de-la-cc/. The 1985 Constitution was written after the suspension of the prior constitution as part of Efraín Ríos Montt's Coup d'état on March 23, 1982. His regime suspended the constitution and the subsequent years demonstrated the need for stronger protections and thus a new constitution.
