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Supreme Judicial Council. This report is published.
The law regulates the organization of the administrative judiciary, its mandate,
procedures, as well as the statute of its judges.
Section Four: Financial Judiciary
Article 117
The Financial Judiciary is composed of the Court of Audit with its different bodies.
The Court of Audit oversees the sound management of public funds in accordance
with the principles of legality, efficiency and transparency. The Financial Judiciary
rules on the accounts of public auditors. It assesses accounting methods and
sanctions errors and failings that it discovers. The Financial Judiciary assists the
legislative and executive powers in overseeing the execution of the Finance Law and
the closure of the budget.
The Court of Audit prepares a general annual report and submits it 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 Court of Audit shall, when necessary, prepare special
reports that it may decide to publish.
The organization, mandate and procedures of the Court of Audit, as well as the
statute of its judges, are regulated by law.
• Establishment of constitutional court
Part Two: The Constitutional Court
Article 118
• Eligibility for const court judges
The Constitutional Court is an independent judicial body, composed of 12
competent members, three-quarters of whom are legal experts with at least 20 years
of experience.
• Constitutional court term limits
• Eligibility for const court judges
• Constitutional court selection
• Constitutional court term length
The President of the Republic, the Assembly of the Representatives of the People,
and the Supreme Judicial Council shall each appoint four members, three quarters of
whom must be legal specialists. The nomination is for a single nine-year term.
One-third of the members of the Constitutional Court shall be renewed every three
years. Any vacancies in the Court shall be filled according to the same procedure
followed upon the establishment of the court, taking into account the appointing
party and the relevant areas of specialization.
Members of the Court elect a President and a Vice President of the Court from
amongst its members who are specialists in law.
Article 119
Combining membership in the Constitutional Court with any other function or task
is prohibited.
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