Art. 152 - The High Court is the regulating body of the activities of the courts and
tribunals.
A Council of State is instituted as a regulating body of activities of the administrative
jurisdictions.
The High Court and the Council of State are responsible for the unification of
jurisprudence throughout the country and see to the respect of the law.
A Tribunal of Conflicts is instituted to settle conflicts of competency between the High
Court and the Council of State.
Art. 153 - The organization, the functionning and other attributions of the High Court, the
Council of State and the Tribunals of Conflicts are defined by an organic law.
Art. 154 - The High Council of Magistracy is presided by the President of the Republic.
Art. 155 - The High Council of Magistracy decides, within the conditions defined by the
law, the appointment, transfer and the progress of the magistrate’s careers.
It sees to the respect of the provisions provided for in the statute of the magistracy and of
the control of discipline under the chairmanship of the First President of the High Court.
Art. 156 - The High Council of Magistracy gives a prior consultative opinion to the
exercise of the right of free pardon by the President of the Republic.
Art. 157 - The composition, the functioning and the other prerogatives of the High
Council of Magistracy are defined by an organic law.
Art. 158 - A High Court of State is instituted to deal with actions that can be qualified of
high treason committed by the President of the Republic, with crimes and infringements
committed by the Head of Government during their office.
The composition, the organization and the functioning of the High Court of State as well
as the procedures of implementation are defined by an organic law.
PART THREE: CONTROL AND CONSULTATIVE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER I : Control
Art. 159 - The elected assemblies assume the function of control within its popular
dimension.
Art. 160 - The Government presents to each chamber of the Parliament a report on the
use of budgetary credits which it voted for each financial year.
The financial year is close as far as it concerns the Parliament by a vote, by each of the
chambers, of the financial year in question.