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Article 158: Composition of the High Council of the
Judiciary
The High Council of the Judiciary shall be composed of:
1°. the President of the Supreme Court, who shall be the Chairperson;
2°. the Vice-President of the Supreme Court;
3°. one (1) judge from the Supreme Court elected by his/her peers;
4°. the Presidents of the High Court and the Commercial High Court;
5°. one (1) judge from the High Court and another judge from Commercial
High Court elected by their peers;
6°. one (1) judge from Commercial Courts elected by his/her peers to
represent them;
7°. judges from Intermediate Courts elected by their peers to represent them;
8°. judges from Primary Courts elected by their peers to represent them;
9°. two (2) deans of the Faculties of Law of recognized universities and
institutions of higher learning elected by their peers;
10°. one (1) member of the Bar Association elected by his/her peers to
represent them;
11°. one (1) representative of the Ministry of Justice appointed by the Minister
in charge of Justice;
12°. the President of the National Commission of Human Rights;
13°. the Ombudsman;
14°. Other officers designated by the Organic Law determining the
organisation, powers and functioning of the High Council of the Judiciary.
An Organic Law shall determine the organisation, powers and functioning of the
High Council of the Judiciary. It shall also determine the number of judges
mentioned in points 7^ and 8^ of this Article.
Section 4: The Mediators
Article 159
There is hereby established a "Mediation Committee" responsible for mediation
between parties to certain disputes involving matters determined by Law prior to
Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010)
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