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Article 153
The Supreme Court is composed of sixteen (16) members having one (1) President
and fifteen (15) Councilors.
The President of the Supreme Court is chosen from among the high magistrates of
the judicial order.
He is appointed by decree of the President of the Republic after the opinion of the
President of the National Assembly.
The other members are designated in the following fashion:
• eight (8) selected from among senior judges from the judiciary, including:
• four (4) by the President of the Republic;
• four (4) by the President of the National Assembly;
• seven (7) chosen from among the specialists of Administrative Law,
Budgetary Law and of Public Accounting, of which:
• four (4) by the President of the Republic;
• three (3) by the President of the National Assembly;
• Organic laws
• Supreme court powers
• Supreme court term length
The attributions and the other rules of organization and of functioning as well as the
procedure followed before the Supreme Court are determined by an organic law.
Article 154
The members of the Supreme Court are irremovable. They remain in [their] function
until their admission to retirement, except [in the] case of condemnation for
misdemeanors and crimes, of resignation or of definitive impediment.
��� Oaths to abide by constitution
Article 155
Before entering into [their] function, the non-Magistrate members of the Supreme
Court make an oath in these terms:
I swear to well and faithfully fulfill my functions, to exercise them in all impartiality in
respect for the laws and to protect the secrecy of the deliberations."
Chapter II: Of the Customary and Traditional Rules
Article 156
Until their codification, the customary and traditional rules are only applicable in the
communities where they are recognized.
However, the customs contrary to the public order or those that promote inequality
between citizens are prohibited.
Article 157
The customary and traditional rules governing the matrimonial regimes and
inheritance may only be applicable with the consent of the parties concerned.
In default of consent, the national law alone is applicable.
It is the same in case of conflict between two [2] or more customary rules.
Chad 1996 (rev. 2005)
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