c) Two judges elected by the Supreme Judicial Council;
d) One judge elected by competitive submission of curricula, under the terms
of the law.
3. Judges of the Constitutional Court shall be appointed for a non-renewable
seven-year term and shall enjoy the same guarantees of independence,
irremovability from office, impartiality and non-liability as judges from the
other courts.
Article 181
(Supreme Court)
1. The Supreme Court shall be the senior body in common jurisdiction.
2. The Bench of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President of the
Republic, on the recommendation of Supreme Judicial Council, following the
competitive submission of curricula by judges, public prosecutors and jurists
of recognised merit, under terms to be defined by law.
3. The President and Vice-President of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by
the President of the Republic from amongst three candidates selected by two
thirds of the Bench in full exercise of their office.
4. The Presiding Judge and Vice-President of the Supreme Court shall serve a
seven-year, non-renewable term of office.
5. The organisation, responsibilities and functioning of the Supreme Court shall
be established by law.
Article 182
(Supreme Military Court)
1. The Supreme Military Court shall be the highest body within the hierarchy of
the military courts.
2. The Presiding Judge, Deputy Presiding Judge and the other members of the
Bench of the Supreme Military Court shall be appointed by the President of
the Republic from amongst the military judges.
3. The organisation, responsibilities and functioning of the Supreme Military
Court shall be established by law.
Article 183
(Court of Auditors)
1. The Court of Auditors shall be the supreme supervisory body responsible for
overseeing the legality of public finances and judging such accounts as the
law may require to be submitted to it.
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