CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Article 220
Superior Council of the Judiciary
The Superior Council of the Judiciary shall be the body responsible for the
management and discipline of the judiciary.
Article 221
Composition
1. The Superior Council of the Judiciary shall be composed of:
a) the President of the Supreme Court;
b) the Vice President of the Supreme Court;
c) two members appointed by the President of the Republic;
d) five members elected by the Assembly of the Republic, according to
principles of proportional representation;
e) seven members of the judiciary in different categories, all of whom shall
be elected by their peers in the terms of the Statute of Judges.
2. The Superior Council of the Judiciary shall be presided over by the President
of the Supreme Court, who shall be substituted, in cases of absence or disability,
by the Vice President of the Supreme Court.
3. The Superior Council of the Judiciary shall incorporate officers of justice
elected by their peers for discussion and deliberation on matters related to
professional merit and to the exercise disciplinary authority over them, in terms to
be established by law.
4. The law shall regulate all other matters in respect of the powers, organisation
and functioning of the Superior Council of the Judiciary.
Article 222
Powers
The Superior Council of the Judiciary shall have power to:
a) nominate, appoint, transfer, promote, exonerate and evaluate professional
merit, take disciplinary action and, in general, carry out all acts of the
same nature in relation to members of the judiciary;
b) evaluate professional merit and take disciplinary action in relation to
officers of justice, without prejudice to the disciplinary powers assigned to
judges;
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