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Article 113
The Supreme Judicial Council enjoys administrative and financial independence and
shall be self-managing. It prepares its own draft budget which it discusses before the
competent committee of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.
• Establishment of judicial council
Article 114
The Supreme Judicial Council ensures the sound functioning of the justice system
and respect for its independence. The General Assembly of the three judicial councils
proposes reforms and gives its opinions on draft laws related to the judicial system.
Such laws must be reviewed by the General Assembly. Each of the three councils is
responsible for making decisions on the professional careers of judges and on
disciplinary measures taken against them.
The Supreme Judicial Council shall prepare an annual report and submit it, in the
month of July at the latest, to the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the
Assembly of the Representatives of the People, and the Head of Government. The
report shall be published.
The Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall discuss the annual report at
the beginning of the judicial year in a plenary session, in dialogue with the Supreme
Judicial Council.
Section Two: The Judicial System
Article 115
• Structure of the courts
The judiciary is composed of the Court of Cassation, appellate courts and courts of
first instance.
• Attorney general
The public prosecution service is part of the judicial justice system, and benefits from
the same constitutional protections. The judges of the public prosecution service
exercise their functions as determined by the law and within the framework of the
penal policy of the State in conformity with the procedures established by the law.
The Court of Cassation prepares an annual report which it submits to the President
of the Republic, the Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People,
the Head of Government and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council. The
report is published.
The law establishes the organization of the judicial system, its mandates, its
procedures, as well as the statute of its judges.
• Establishment of administrative courts
Section Three: Administrative Judiciary
Article 116
The administrative judiciary is composed of the Supreme Administrative Court,
administrative courts of appeal, and administrative courts of first instance.
The administrative judiciary has jurisdiction over any abuse of power by the
administration as well as all administrative disputes. The administrative judiciary
shall exercise consultative functions, in accordance with the law.
The Supreme Administrative Court shall prepare a general annual report which it
submits to the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Assembly of the
Representatives of the People, the Head of Government, and the President of the
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