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FIRST PART---oOo

LAWS AND DT .TCREES

L E G I S L A t I V E D E C I I E E I 2 J r u r e 1 g 6 2 , N o . 3 .Organisat ion of the Jucl ic iary.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC

FIAVING SEI IN a r t i c l c . 62 o f t he Cons t i t L r t i on ;HAVING s I rEN the La 'n '30 . Ianuary 1g ( i2 , No .5 , de lega i i ng r< rthe Governn rcn t t he power to i ssue a ra \ \ . on the o rgan isa t i o ' o r rhcJu d ic iary ;

HAVING sEEN Lhe recommencrat ions o i the comrniss io ' rc fcr . .rcd to in ar t ic ie 2 of the sa ic l iar i iHAVING IJEARD the Counc i l o [ & i i n i sLe rs ;oN THE PRoposAI- or the, Min is ter u i Gla." a .c l , rust ice;

, .The Organizat ion ofnereby approved.

,Mogadiscio, i2 June

The Prinrc MinisterABDI-RASTIID ALI Si- IERA1ARKE

l!9-{i lt ister of Grace anci IusticeAH}TED GI{ELI.E

DECREES:

' , h e J u d i c i a r l ' a n d t h e

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Aden Abdul ta Osman

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CF THE JUDICIARY

2 . Thc D is t r i c t Cour t sha l i havct ion ancl thc C,r iminal Sect ion. In eachbv l s i ng l c j u r i gc .

tu 'o Sect ions: the Civ i l Sec-Se . : i i ou cases sha l l be l t t ' a r ' l

ORGANISATION-ooo---

P A R T I _ J U D I C I A L O R G A N S

CI-{APTER | - COURTS AND JURISDICTIONTS

Art ic le I

Courts

Just ice shal1 be admin is terec l b1 ' lhc [o1]orr i i lg cour ts :1 . D i s [ r i c t Cour t ;2 . Regicr - ra1 Cour t ;: 1 . Cour t o l Appea l ;4 , S u p ; c m c C o u r t .

Ar t ic le 2

Dist r ic t Cot t r t

1 . The Dis t r ic t Cour t shal l have i ts seat in cach Dis t r ic t Heac 'quor i . . . anc l shal l have jur isd ic t ion over the n 'ho le ter r i torv of thcD is t r i c i .

3 . The c iv i l Sec ' r io i r shal l i rave jur isc l ic t ion over conLrovcr-s i cs u 'he fe the cause o f ac t i on has a r i sen under S i ra r i a t 1au 'o r Cus -toirrnry larv ancl any other civi l _controt 'ersy u'here.the. value oI thesubjec i mat ' i "e r r locs"not exceec[ 3 ,000 So. Shs. .prov ided. that , on thcappi icat ion o i lhe juc lge or o f e i ther par t - r , ' , the Pres ident o I iheCol i i c f Api ' ,ca l mai '

-order the t rans ier o [ a casc to the Gencra i

Sect ion of i t ie Regi r ina i Cot- t t " i . The sa id orc lcr shal l not bc subjcctl o a p p e a l .

4 . ' the cr iminal Sec 'u ion shal i have jur isd ic t ion wi th resprcct

to offence punisl 'rab1e under the Penal Code rvith imprisontttent for

l i pcr ioc l not exceecl ing threc years, or f inc l lo t e ; rcceding iJ ,000 So.Shs, , or both.

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, . r 5 . , sepa 'a te c iv i r sec t io 's o i the D is t r i c t cour t may be con-st i tuted,outside i ts nornial seat rv i th in the i .err i tor iat hmlts bt t t . ,e oi-str ict bt ' decree of the x l in ister of Grace and Just ic. , t . ,uuinc i . , . -othe H igher . iud ic ja l Counc i l .

Art ic le 3

Ilcgional Court

r , I ' f l r t ' I l c g i o n r r l

c o u r t s h a l l h a v e i t s s e a t i r r e a c h R c g i o n a lj1 , i , l . : rTI l : rs , and st r ; r i l l ravc jur isd ic t ion over ihe r . r 'hore te i r i to . i :o l U ] ( ' l ( c g l o n .

. , .2 . The l i i :g i . . . ,na i cour t shai r have t rv6 scct ions: the GenerarScc t i on an t l t he Ass i zc Sec t i on .

3. cases i ' the Ge'era l Sect ion shal l be heard by a s i rg lejudge. The Gener .a l Sect ion shal l have jur isc l ic t ion:

a) in c iv i l nrat ters , over controvers ies rvh ich are not r , i , i th i i rt he j L r r i sd i c t i on o f t he D is t r i c t CourL :

h) in r : r imi r ra l mat tcrs , r , r ' i lh respect to cr imes not rv i th in the. ;ur isd ic t io ' o I the Dis t r ic t c 'ur t , the Assi re Sect ion unathe I l i l i tar - -v* penal Sect ion, prov ic lec l for

- unOer para_g raph 6 .

1 ' . l ' hc Ass rze Sec t i o ' sha l l cons i s t o i t he p res iden t o f t hc Rc -g ional cour i and of t$ 's Assessors. I t shal l ha 'e iu i isd ic t ion u, i t i rrespect io _crimes, not rvithjn i l ie jur- isdict ion of f i i6 rr, i i r i taiy nenuisect ion, * ,h ich are pui i ishabre rv i t j r death, i 'np i i ronrent fo i l i fe , o ii r np r i sou r i t cnL fo r no t l ess than ten yea rs .

5. Thc Generar Sect ion ancl the Assize Seci ic ' may horcr ses-s io i . rs , ou is ide the i r normar seat , rv i th in the ter r i io i l r i ' r .n i t , o f thecour t , a t , such p laccs a : pay be necessa ' y i o r t t - r . - . onu .n ien t anc ispeedy admrn is t ra i . i on o f j us i i ce .

6 . ' [ he rc

sha l ] bc es tab l i shc .c l a M i l i t a ry pena l Sec t i on i n t heIieg-ional courts oJ x\ogacriscio and I- iargeiJa, *hl.n ,nrl i consistol the Plesiclcnt oi_thc, I legional Court aid oi t",o Utt i : iJi f .O;r1,1*sors Thc. . \ l i i i ia ry Penal Sect io ' in the RegionaL i , iu i , o i rvrogaor_sc io shal l have iur isd jc t ion over the Regio-ns o i -

g .nrd i r , u-pperJuba, .Lorver Juba, , lJ i ran, r \ l ig iur t in iu -un i l luaugh -

i t . Mi l i taryPenal Sect ion in Lhe i ieg iona- l cor t o f | l tg . l ru ' r1 ,a l l have jur isd i -c t ion ovcr the Regio ' ; o . f J ]argeisa and Bu"rao. f i , . ,n f i f i tarv p. , * fSect ion shal l have jur iscr ic t ion"* i t t , respect to cr imes commit tecr b5,' r i l iLary personner which arc punishaute unaer ; r i i i i ; i penar iar ,v :s .

. 7 ' ^Thcfe ya} : be estabr ished, by rau, , Tax Sect ions in i l re I t . -g ional cour ts , ha i ' ing j r " r r isc i ic t ion in l rhe f i is t insf in . l , 'ou. . mat . , , . , r : . ,r t t l a l i nR to taxa t i on .

, r ] T h e C o u r in c a d q u a r l e r . s , a n c lo t t h e R e g i o n .

r ) r )

Court ol Appeul

s l t r , l l h a r . e i i s s c r i i i i; u r i s d i c t i o n o v c r i h c

ea,ch. Re g iona ru,nolL. ier r r torV

o l Appea ls h a l l h a v e

a o o 11 i,, IT.:1?J;I #n10,,0.' X, : 1;1" .h a v c' rrv o S cct iotr s : t h c G c,, c r :i,3. Cases in the - ;"""" i " ; : : :^ f r f f ' f1ote. bcctron.

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ti.- ' i l; io;i,t t ' j,: i,t against ju.clgments nr in..'^ir.ize Sectior.r i.;

. : I T h e r e s h a l l b c c s t z i b i i s h c c l

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l rc i r t ions d ispul" ing the va l id i ty o f t1- re e lec- t ior . i o i c lepui ic , i' io the Nat ionai Asscnrb l l ' , in accordancc n, i th ar t rc le 59 o iL i r c Cons l i t u t i on ;co l r l rovcrs ies re la t ing ro conf 1 i . : t o i jur isd ic t ion or co l l i )ctencc a r l ong j ud i c ia l o rgans ;an5 'o the r n ra t te r cons idc red by the P res idcn t t o be o f paLl icu iar inr l to l ' iance, even ihough such nat tcr is rv i th in Lhcsco i l c o i t he l t r e r r i ous p a rag raph .

,,\rt icie 6

Consli t t i t ional Court antl I- l iglt Court of Iustice

i . The SLrp lcme courL const i iu tec l as the const i tu t ional counor ' t he I J igh cou r t o f Jus t i ce sha l1 ca f r y ou t t he du t i es respec t i ve l ;( ron i c r r cc l o t - r i t by 'a r t i c l cs 99 anc l i 02 o f t he Cons t i t u t i on . '

2 T l re organisat ron ancl funct ion i r - ig o i the Suprenre Coui . tr : r . r i 1s1 i i - u t cc l as the Cons t i Lu t i ona l C ,ou r t o r - i he H ieh Cour t o f Jus i i c ts l ra l l be govcrnecl in acc 'orc lance r , i ' i th Annex I io- th is lau, .

CFiATTER I I - OFFICE OF TI{E ATTORNEY GENERAL

Art ic le 7

Compc;sit ion oi tha OlfLce of the Attorneg General

r irc ()ince oi the {i:::::l'L;Y:Jn"G),bbLicctl tavc i t s sc : t t i i r , \ logaCisc io . I t sha l l cor is is t o f ihe( I ' rc tc tL r t t to re Gcncra le ) and iour Deput ies .

Article 8

DLLLies tt i Lhe Oiftce of the Altorneg General

f . i L s h a l l b er f l sLr rc respcc t io rp L r b l i c o r g a n s a n dGc ' i te r : i1 :

i I ,

b )

the dui "y o i the Oi f lce o i the At torney Genera l iothe lau ' and to protect the r ights of tne State,incapaci ta led Lrersons. To th is enc l , the At torney

shai l e i ther d i rect ly or through h is deput ies or throughPol icc O[ f icers or Inspectors author ised by 1aw, invest i -gatc , inst iLr - i tc anc l conduci cr in t ina l proceedings;u l t tnervc i ' i te considcrs that publ ic in terest is involved, l icshai l rnst i t r - r te and conduct , or in tervene in c iv i l proceecl -

,Ylinistero) shai\,A f f n " - o . r / l n n o . - , I

u L r t L t q I

r i l gs ;c) shai l , as pro ' ic led by 1arv, prefer appeals in c iv i l and cr i -

rn ina l n ta i . ters .2. fhe invest igat ior and suppress ion of cr imes shal l be car-

r icc l our b l ' i l ie 1 . lo l ice under the c l i rect ion of ihe of f ice of the At tor .t t t ' \ ' C l n . t t ' l r l .-

3 . Thc o i f icer o f l l re Al torney Genera l shai l exerc ise overa l isuperv is ion over pr isons and other penal inst i tu t ions, as prov ic ledin the Pr isons Larv.

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- GENFRAL FROVISIONS

Ar t i c l e 9Appltcable Luu,

: " r i i ; Prov is ions of the const i tLr t ion anr l i t r is lz r l . , r r i .

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- T l i e pe i i t i on sha l l be f i l ed i n\ rous pa rag raph .

f i n rc - l i r n i t f o r f i l i ng a pe t i t i on sha i lt n e . p r o c l a m a t i o n o f i h t , r c s u l t s o ir vh i c l r t l r c a l l cge r l i nco , " r l . l r i i f r i f , I

the nranner- l t rescr ibec l in i l re prc .

Ar t ic le l2proceedings f3efore i lte Assizc Seclirtns

and MiIilurtl pcnal Secti.orts

I t i the . r iar court and the f i rst ap'erratc coirr t , t t re assessorsshal l part ic ipaie in rhe rr i .L; ; ; ' ; ; ?1l . r t ;n,r , of fact ." ' i r , , . jucrgcss i ta l t dec idc on ques t ions o l l ; ; ' ; ; i ' r i ; ' i ; ; ; ; . ; : rh . pun i .shmr .n [ ,

u Pctrtg

i n t h i s o r i l n ) o i l r c r j r u ,5 t a t c j s I p a t - { y s i r a l l , r { , ,

A r - t i c l e l 3t Forunl &,herc the Sta/e is

, . Notv i |hstanding anyth ing conta inr . r ja l l ,or ig ina l c iv i l procceding, in , i i i . f - r i f r .l r t cd i n t hc compc tcn t Reg ion r i C " i , i t

Art ic le 14 . l \ , , .

ReprsssllTrtion by Cotin.gt,l in proceedings

...,atlnerTlnt iflt '::Jii:v bc reprerscntecl bv an attornev in a'v .r,--.

?; Tl"^p,yll...,shail be represeniccl b1, coirnserl:a) rn admin is t rat ive ancl accou" l i "d p. " . . .a i "gs beforc t i r t ,Supi -eme Cour t ;b ) in cr inr i 'ar progepcr i lgs, r i , , r rerc thc accusecr is chargecr rv i t i ran of fence p-unishabrE r tea i l r , impr isonrnent for i j ie or inr_pr isonment for more than t lventy years.I r r ihe a fo i -esa. id-cases, rvhere a par l l - c locs not havc h is r . , r i , . r ,*o l r r ' rSel , t 'c cour t , :h1r , appoint i coun 's" r

'v1, . ; ; i i l i , l r .orv , a ( iu : ri i f iec l person 'u 'ho is not o-n thc tor i t , i t j i r . i i . r "g u i io , :n .y . mar , , bei rppointed in such capaci ty .

Where a par tv is p-oor , the cour t - .ppointec l cou 'se l , lvhcn he i . .l i lJ t#iJ.'

sc'.vani, sr,irr r,c .,i, i l iJ'Lo,,r.r,in.; ;u;;. l; bc pairt br

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PART I I - PERSONNEL

CHAPTER I - GENERAL PROYISIONS

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Ar, r ic le I 6|'t,rrns untl Cortclilior.ts ot' Serulcc

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their dul ics, tal ic tne rc, lrowins ort] , ,u : b i ii,. b v [i iil ], i t,l1l: "" iiii r r :i l,l,:,,,]i1,", ;J ;,; l l;r : i ;: j l ] : l l . l l i .harge tr,. 'arL.... Ji ' , , , , , off icc i1 the.iote interesr oi

l::l:,i.*J',i.!J,[11#:i fii.";,'.,i#1;''i* court shair raric r]rc oa riroaih^befor. ir.,.'p.".ident oi ihe ,r;i:;:'LT#dges shali irr,. ili"3. TI ie auxi t iary peisonn.L r t r i t_t .1] , : ; ; ; . ;?th beiore the prcstc i i r rg juclgcs of the io l r t t - fo ' iurr i . r - , ' ,n.y are assigned.

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: I JAPTER I I - MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY

A r t i c l e 1 8

Grudcs antl FtLnctiorts

l . The members o f i l r c . l uc l i c i : i r \ , s l ra i l cons i s t o i :t i t Ass is tant Dis t r ic t Jr - rc ige;b I Dis t r ic t Judge;( ' , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o r r a l J u r l g t ' :d ) Reg iona i Judge :(i) Senior Judge (Consig/. iere);i) Fi ist Judge (Primo Consigl iere);

g) Pres ident o f the Supreme Cour t .

2 . The Assis tant Dis t r ic t Judge shal l be judge of t i re Dis t r ic icour t ; t i re Dis t r ic t Judge mzry be Pres ic ier r t o f ihe. -Dis t r ic t cour t o iiudge o l thc same cour t ; the Assis tant Regionai Judge shal l bejudge of the Regional Cour t ; the Regional Judge mat '6e ihe pres i -c lent_of the Regional Cour t , Deputy-At torney Genera l or judge o lthe cour t .o [ Appeal ; the Senio i Jdage may- be pres ident oJ theCourt o f Appeal , o1 Judge of the Supreme Cour t ; the F i rs t Judgt :may be v ice-Pres ident o l the Suprerne conr t or At torney Gencr i l .

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Adrrt i ,ssion to the Iurl iciarg

1. Appointment to ihe Judic iary shal l be o i r the basis of pubi iccompet i t ive examinai ion. The not i f icat ion o l examinat ion shal l bentade by decree o i the Min is ter o f Grace and Just ice. in accorc lanc. rrv i th the advice of the l - l igher Judic ia l Counci l . The r lecree s t ra l lers tabl ish the ternrs and condi t ions of the examinat ion ancl shai l ap-point thc Examin ing Board.

The compet i t ive examinat ion shal l be open to c i t izens ofru l l agc, u ' i io have.a degree in lcgal subjects i ionr thc Univers i t ; .Inst i lu te o i in / iogadisc io, or f ronr anoi l rcr "univers i ty , or rvho havt; rn er lu iva icnt degree, and have the o i l rer qual i f icat ions requi red ior: ,ppointnreni te the Civ i l Serv icc.

p rhe equiva lence o i the educat ional qual i f icat ions of the can-ci idates shail be determined by the l l inistei of Giaie and Jrist icc,l iav ing heard the Higher Judi i ia l Counci l .

Article 20

Ittdictal Training

l. ' fhe successful candidates in flre public competit ive exami-

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na t ions sha i i be apy ro in ied on a p roba t i ona ry bas i s as j uc l i c i a l t r a .inees, for a per iod.o i one year , r i i th the_ dut ies of the r i r r t ia t grac ieand * ' i th the sa lar ies and a i lorvances re la 'L ing to tha i grade.

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2. At i ,he end o i the per iod of i ra in ing, the jud ic ia l t ra ineesu, l ro arc f ound to be su i labrb by the I - i igher . f i ro lc ia i Counci l , on th tbas is oI the scrv ice renc lered ancl th . . re iu l ts o f any t ra in ing coursest i rc 'y nray have rakerr , shal l be appointec l to th . i r i i t iur^g.u?. .

, , ? , The J .ud i c ia r i r a i r ces * ,ho a re founc i t o be no t su i t ab le sha i ;ne r l tSC l ta rgeC l .

Art ic le 21

SpeciaL Appoinlments

Not l l , i ths ' ianc i i r rg anyth ing conta ined in th is law, an eminentju . is t , o ' a Unive is i iy -pro i issor of law, or an At torney-at - ra* ,u ' i l l r a t l eas t t e ' n vea rs ' ' p rac t i ce a t t he Rar , ; r y - ^ t ; ^ ' ; ppo in ted as. iLrc lge of the supieme cour t o . r r .n . rnber of the o i f ice of the Ar_Lorncy Genera l .

Arlicle 22promotion

, . . , i . An Ass i s ian t D is t r i c t Judge may be p ron ro ted as a D is t r i c i, , uug ( ' a i r ( ' r u l J ' ce ) ' ea l ' s o l se rv i cc as an Ass i s tan t D is t r i c t Judge .

1; rov ic led hc is founcl su i tab le.

2. A Drst r ic t Judge may be promoted as an Assis tant Regio_i r i i i Judge o ' . t hc bas i s -o f compe t i t i ve exan r ina t i on on the marni l Ian i l res c , l the larv , prov ic led he has served lor a t least three year5r i s D i s { r i c t . i u d g c .

, ' i . An Assis tant Regional Jur lgc nray b.e prornotcd as Region. , i. ludg.e, aftt ' r Irvo ycars oI servicc oi ,n drri t t 'unf i i .ginur J-;dg;:prov ided he is found sui iab le.

. .+ . . A Reg iona l Judge may be p romoted asnasls .o t . com.pet i t ive examinat ion o i the r la inprov idec l he has served for a t least three y .u i ,

. 5 . A Senior Judgc ntay be promoted asleast trvo )/cars of seri l ice us; S*ioi- j"aS. -"

Senior Judsc on thebranches of-the lal, , , .as Reg iona l Judge .

First Judge after al

6' Thc President of i l re Supreme court shai l be appointedirol among.the Firsi Judg.r oi"f-.n_among Senior Judges *i,.1have served for at least foJr years , , S.nioi- . l rdg. ; :

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7. A11 promotions^sharl be subject to the availabirity of vacan_cies in the higher gracle.

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l)rrt l t ibi l iorts

A r t i c l e 26

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T l ie Assessols of thc Ass ize Seci ion and the lL i i i tarv Sc: -the Regional Cour t and o i the Cour t o f Appeal sh i i l be

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i . T i t e i - e L j r c n t c n t : r g c o i i h e P r c s i d e n i o f t i t e S u p i . : l t c ( l l r ; ; ,F i rs t . l r - rc iges , z ru r . i ' L i t r Sc i r io r .Tuc iges sha l l bc s ix t l ' -5u , . ye i i i - : j .2 - . I l t c t ' c i i i . i i l ( ; l . . r Q i ' r r [ , t l r . : o t h i i ' j u r i g , t s : j r ; r l l l r t ' g n r 1 . i , - r r . t , , i ' , .p r o v i s i o n s a p p l i c a l r l c , i o L h e C i v i l S c r v j t r e .

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UiLttrnrttc,t ' : . 1'r,r lhc l \4embers oi t l te Jutl ici t try

l . , \ le 'nrbers oI the Ju i l ic r iarv shal l not bc c icpr ivec l o f ther ijLrc i ic ia i iunct ior - is cxcc l t l rs l r d i .sc i I i inar-1, rneasure, in : rcc-ord l i l .c i :u ' i l i r the b inc l iLrg adv icc o i L i re I - i ighcr . l r - rc i ic r ia l counci l .

Thc l ' sha i l no t bc t rans fe r r cc l o r ass igncc l t o o the r - i unc t i o i i , : ,u i thcr- r t 'Lhc i r co i rsent , cxt :e1t l . as a d isc ip . l in ' . i r "y t l teasLrrc or l , , iurgerr t ex igcncicrs oI ihe serv icc, [or rca ior - rs

-s tatec l i1 r i , r i t i i - rg , ; i r

r :on[ormi i , i i i ' i th the ac iv ice o i the I - l ighcL Juc i ic ia l counci i .3 .

- f he1 ' s l ra l l no t be a r r c : i i . ec l r ; , r bc sL rb j c , : i t o a i - t v r -es I r i c t i r rn

on t i t e i r l ) c r so l i a i i i bc r t y r t ' i i ho i r i p r i o r au thc r i sa t i on o i i he r \ ' l i i r i s t c ;o I Grace an r i i us ' r i ec i n co r r i o ln r i l l . _ n , i t i r Lhc ; r r j v i cc o l i i r e I J i gh . rJr- ici icial Corirrci i , cxcept in case of ' f Iag'ruittc dc/ic/o ior. g,I icir l i r .c:,1is n ianr ia lo f \ r . or iu case of cxc.c l rL ion o i a cr - in i i i - ra1 juc lg i ler r i .

4 . No c i r , i l ac t i on she r l l l i e rg r i ns t a i r y n ren rbe r o f t he . i r i r i ic . iary Ior ac is per iorned in t i re c ierc ise o l ' thc i r iun i t ions, Lr r r lc . -sthe t : iv i l habi l i ly ar ises l r "orn the contmis:s ion oI a cr imer .

5. -Nlcnrbrrs o i the. JLrc l ic iar ,v shai l not bc rec iu i rec l 16 pcrr r r r , ; rlun l ; Pr- r i r l i r : i r r ; r i ' t ion or dutv , c . rcept nr i l i tarv scrv icrc i rs pr -or , j i r lc r i i , ; ,I a ri'.

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,Men' ib t rs o i the Judic iary s l ra l l r ro t be enroI lec l in anv pol i l ice lpa l iy anc i s i ia l l no l ensage i i r ar r i , ' act iv i tv incornpzr t ib lc

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r i rarvn i roru l is 'Ls l ) reparcr l anr l rcv iervec li r l in is tcr o I Gracc ar ic l . lust ice.

2. l 'hc l is t o f Ass ize Assessorsronsis t o i c i t izens o i I r_r l i agc. , re ic lcrntb l ic , o [ goocl concluct ernc] u l i ro havc a, ir i i y r l o m a .

evcfy year by decrce of

subd iv i c led by Reg ions , sha l li L r t l r c t e r ' : ' i t o 1 1 ' o i t l r c R e p r rI c a s I i r s r \ ' o r ] r l a l ' ) s c l r r , 9 1

. , i l . The_l is t o I t i rc n ' t i l i tary Assessors s l ra l l t rons is t o i o i f icc . rs o ii l r ( ' . ' \ 1 - l l l t t l f { ) r c c s .

' 1 . N r . ; i l ess i ha . t i r r cc 'day_ ' s be [o ig !1 . beg in r r i ng o i t b r ,p r r ;cccrc i ings, i j rc Pre. .s idcni . o i ihe i lour t s l ra l l , l r . i - rv br i io t , in opcLre0ur t sess ion, th t : Ass0ssofs u, l ro shzr1 l par- t i t l l l ia tc in ' t t rc procced,ings. In ac id i t ion 1o thc.Asscssors, t r i 'o sr - rbst i tLr t 'c , , \ssessors shai l bea i so d rau 'n t r f i ' t . Thc A l i r i t a r , \ , assesso r -s sh : r i 1 by 4p , run b1 , ro t i r o r r; rn io l re ' ihosc on thc l is t u ,ho i iavc a mi l i tar . l i '1 . , , , - ,1 . ) i ig i . , or a t ieas ic c l u a l t o t h a t o i i l t c h i g i t e s t o f a n \ , o l i l r e : r c c u s e c i .5 . Be fo re assu ' i ' g i . he i ' du t i t s , t i r e Assesso r -s sha l l , i n op r : . rcour i , ta l<c thc oath presc ' ibec i rn paragraph I o f ar - t ic ie 17.

CHAPTER I I I - HIGI . IER JUDICIAL coUI , {c IL

A l t i c l c 2 7

Contposilion of the tiighcr Jttclicial Cr.tttncil

1 ' l 'hcre shai i be es iabl isheci a I - l igher JLrd ic ia l Coulc i l rvh ic i is l ra i l have i ts seat in Alogacl isc io .

The iJ ighcr Juc l ic ia i Coui rc i l shal l consis t o i ihe I r rcs i r ic r r i. l thc Sulrrcnre co'rt rvho shall ne ttre cir 'r i ; ; ; ; , i l r . ntt"rney Gc-ncrai, th. i \ Ier- 'bcrs oi i l re supreme court, n' i i t l i , . . . ' ' rembcrs *,hc,'1f 1]] not bc dcpr-rtics,u'' praciising Attotti.,rl.r, '. i;J;,i ' j",. i 1i.,:in.iol t l r rec ) reafs by ihc Nat io t ra l As i -cnrb1y.

3. The most s" l ig i "Reg' is i lar -of_the Suprcmc CoLrr . t shal l I r : : )l i rc Secrctary of thc F{ igher ' jLrd ic ia i Cor" ,Ci . '^vr r r \ vvr

l\rt iclc 28

Po(L,trs of the I-tig'ltcr Iutlicictl. CotLrtt:il

q t 11 . F l i ghe r - Ju r l i c i a l Cou i r c i l r o e , : .Judiciarl ancl t , : cxcrcjse *upre,, ir ion"

1 . I t s h a l l b e i l r c d u i y: ,u ic L i le i l rdependei rcc of 1 . l ic

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o i L l re Suprc ruc ( .uu ras 0vcr the mcnrbers

t , ov i r t ' t i re Iu t te i ior r i r rg ' 'o i the Juc l icra lv anc i

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i l i g i re i - JL r r l i c i a l Counc i l sha1 l :

a) c , \ t rc j : jc s t tpcrvts ion over contpc i i i ious, exzLt l t i l - la i ions ani lg l lc i ing ur i th respect to merr r i tc r -s o i thc Judic iary , u ' i th t i r t; r - ; s r sLancc , i l necess :L r v , o f U r r i r r c rs i t v P ro f esso l s o i I aw ;

b) ac iv isc the t \ l in is ter o i Grat 'e anc l Just icc rcgarc i ing adnrr -n is t i 'a t i r re measLl res concern ing nrenr l ters of thc Juc i ic iar i ' .f l tc t 'cc :ont rnernc lat ions oI t l rc F l ig i ic l Juc l ic ia i Ccrunci l s l r i i r ,bc b ind ing rv iLh r "espect lo appoint tnet ' i ts , t rzLnsf ers , i r r . rn t \ ) -l i o r - t s and te rm ina t i ou o f appo in tmen ts ;

c ) r : oL rc luc i d i sc ip l i na r l r p ro ( l ccL l j r rgs aga ins t mern rbe rs o [ [ l t :. lu i i rc iar l anc l a l tx i l iar r r personncl , on i ts or i ,n i r r i t ia t i \ re g,i i_L ihc rccluerst of thr: r\ \ inistcr of Grar:e ancl JLrsticc, zt l td

t ia l ie b inc l ing rccomrnenr i i r ions 'cgarr l ing thc pcnal t ies r . . ri rc inr posc r l ;

( l ) cxcr i 'c ise an| 6 '1113r funct ion at t r jb i l iec l to i l by 1au, .3 .

' f hc I I ig l rcr . lLrc l ic ia l ( lounr : i l n taV a lso nreLl ie recornmcncl . r -

l i o i ' t s t o 1 -1 r t ' i \ ' \ i n r s te r o l Gracc i i t t c l . J r r . 1 i i ' r ' r , r r u rv n r i r r t e r conccL r i -r i t g t hc o rga t r i sa t i o r r e rnc l a r lm in i s t ra t i t , t r o t j L r s t i r ' e u i r r . I n r : r1 r , z r l l t 1 (i 'equesi o i i i ,e Min i r ; ter o f Glace anr [ .Jr - rs t ice, g ivc opin ions-r rn lau,>ancl leguia i ions pe r tzr in ing to t l rc ac iur i rL is t r -zr t ior i o i ' just ice.

1 . . Thc i { i g l r c r Jud i c ia l Cour rc i l l r av re r l r l cs t i r on r t f t e Pub i j c. \ r l r r r i r r i s t r ' ; r i i o l r sL r t r l r i n l o r rna t i o r r ; r s r r r l t - r , l j c c l cc rnc t l i l c cuss i l t . 1 i n r l i ryrcr iornrance o i j ts [unct io i rs .

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n la jo t i ty c ; f i ls n tcnrbcrs sha1l ior"n Lhc q l lor l l l l lor t i rci t t cc t i ngs o I t he H ighc r Jud i c ia l Counc : i 1 .

2. whcre therc is an evcn nLrrnber o i l 'o tes, lhe pres ic icnt s l ra i lhave the c : is t ing r ro le .

3. Whencver- t lre CoLrncil considcrs a ntalter. cl ireci ly cronccrit-l lg zury mcruber t i rereof , the sa ic l menrber shal i not par :L i r : rpate i i rLhe c l iscuss ion ancl dec is iou on suc i t mal tcr .

4 . ' fhc ALlorncr ' .Gencrar s l ra l l act as prosccr_r tor in c l rsc ip l r -

ta fy i r roceecl ings, anc l sLr : r l1 not i rar t ic ipz i tc i i r thc c lcc is ic ,us.5. , Thc I l ighct - , i r . rd ic ia l CourLc i l ur i i r , ac lop l .

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" i l r c r ' augu ra t i on o f i i i . . ] , c l i r : i a f f . . r i . ' r l r , , i i) ' 1 r : i j ; r r l i r i r i r ; l ; . f o r . ' r i , . f i i i t "B . ; ; f . o i f t . Su l r r c i ' c C

r\ r i i t ' l i , 3 Il l r '1. , ; rrrr ,s l lc lo/ i . r i p. lo l l t , , . i i t t / ic i t t r11

I i . rce i r t r1s o ih ( ,1 -$ , i sc p rov ic lec l bv i l t i s la r i , a r ln t in is i r : r t i r .e: u r r i r l i s e i p l i i t : r r I ' l t . r r , : l s L i r c s s l t a ' j l b c : r c l o i t t t , c l :; l ) u ' l r c " r e l r t i n a l o - 1 r r r ' c n r b c r s . I i l r c J L r d i c i a r - \ , , b ' r r t , . r - c , .. i r r rc p r r ' s ic icn t o i , i l i c Repubr ic , " r i ih . i , i , i r ' *o r o f the , \ i r_' is i r ' ; - . i Gr ace a'r r , Ius,Lic je, , rxvi i lg. i r , . r , ,1 j i i r . " r r t - r , . . Tr, . : i" i ; r i ( ' o r r r r , ' ; ] . l r r r r r ' r t i r i g ' ; i i s c i r r , ; r r r l r r r e , . n r , - , , , i i T , . ' r i i l ; j ;: . ic ' r ' : ' r i l r t ' "crs( ,5 i r r . . , r i7rc,r iu,- i , . ' ; , i ; i . r , , i 'n* i t t , " Lar i , . l- iu ; r t ' l t )b2 , No. 1 - , t ; 'l ' )

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b ) ' L l r c c r i r n : : a 1 S e c t i o i - r o i t j r c D i s t i - i c l ( , o u r t s h a l l a p p r v r r eproc-ec lurc . o i thc Dis t r ic t Cour t o l i r i r -s t Class;

c ) i i l t r ( l cne ra l Sec t i on o l i hc Reg iona l CoLr r t s l t a i l : i pp l y . t h t( , odc o I c i v i i P r "ocec lu re j n t : i v i l r na l t r : r s , and thc 1 ; i ocec iu i r, i t l r c D is l r " i c l cou r t o f I r i r s t c l e rss i n c r i rn ina l n ra t t r : r s ;

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i i t l r c ,A .s i ze scc t i o i l a rc l t i r c . \ l i l i r a ry pe r ra l Sec t i on o f t h r ,c ru i - t o l Appea l sha l l i r l r p i v i he p r6ccc lu rc o i t hc Eas te l . ', \ [ r ' i c : rn Cour t o f , \ p l t ca l i l i t s a i rpc l l ; r l c j u r i sc l i c : r t i on ov r rl L i - s i , ppea ls aga ins r j udg r r i cn t - r ' c i t t he F i i g i r cou r t i n c r i .n t i na I a t t c r s .

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i i r c Ass i zc Appe l l : r L r : Scc t i on o i i he Cour t o f A t tpea i sha l lr l r p l v L i r c p roccc lu rc o f t he Ass i zc , , \ ppc l l a te Cour t ;i j r c I l i i i i . a r " y i ) t ne i l Sec t i on o i t he : Cou t ' t o i Appea l sh l i i l: r p1 ; )1 , t i t e p rocedurc o l - t he I \ i l i t a i ' 1 , Appe i l a te Cor r t .

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jur isc i ic t ion over quest ions re la t ing io t f rc corrs l i tu t iona-t i t ) , l l a \ \ s i r n d r , l l r r c , r ' i s i o : r s 1 r ; r v i r r g t h c i u r c t l o I l r r i , i n l r t . . . o r - c l . i n , . r ,l ' i t l r . \ r i rc les ! )8 , 99 urrc l 100 c i lhe"Const i t r - r t ion.

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The qu .es t i o ' o I t hc co r rs t i t u t i o r ra l i i r , r i a I aw 'o r o f a p i i , .v is ion having ihe for -ce of la l , , re fcr rec l to i r i Ar t ic lc 99 of the Cor i .s t i t u t i on , m-a i z be ra i sed a t an1 ' t imc i n any ' j u r l i c i aL p roceed ings i r ra cour t o f f i rs t instance or in a f l rs t Appei la ie cour t , bv thc of f i r to [ 1 ] r r A l t o rn t ' y Gcnc ra l ( .PL tbb t i co . \4 i r t i ' s i c ro ) o r b r , , n , , : 1 , r , : r i , n i r , ,proceedings, by nreans of a pet i t ion s tat ing i l re g iou i r i ls , adc l res icr lto thc Judge by r ' r ,honr lhe pr inc ipa l casc- l i be in 'g hearc l . The quc. :_t ion ntay a lso be ra isec l by the Judee o l h is or i ,n 'mot ion.

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3. The order of the Judge referr ing the case to thc const i i r , -t ronal cour t , shal l speci ly the larvs or p"rov is ior - rs hav ing the for reoi lau, rvhich he considers to be unconsti iut ional ancl the"provision.rcf thc consii tut ion rvhich he consiclers to be oitended by'such Ja-,.. ,The Pres ident o f the Const i tu t ional Cour t shal l t ransni i i a ccr t i f iur igopy 9f the_order of re ference to the pres ident o f the Repubi ic , Lh, :Pres ident o f the Nat ional Assembly anc l the pr ime Min is ter .

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is t ronst i lLr t ional , i t shal t c tcctare o, ,o , : ,1 ing: l1 i t y l u n,_, r i j rJg

2 . I i t hc co rs t i t u i i ona r coL r r i f i r c r s L r r l r l i he l a rv o r p rov i s i c 'h :L ' i r g i he l o r . ce o i r r ru i n rpL rg rcc l ] l , t l . u "no i . o . i , i pu r t , uncons t i _lu t ional , i t s i ra l l dec lar c b j ' , , f i r ra l luogment the prorr is ior . rs 'u ,h ic i ri t f inds ur i tcrns i i t r i l ion l l . \ \J r t , rc , as i l consequenc:e o i such juc igrnenl ,. r ry , o thr i ' Iau ' .or ' pro ' is ior - r ha ' ing t i re force of l ; ; ) ' ; . " ic ,unc l uncons.l i Lu l i ona l , such rau ,sha i l i i i so bJ c lec la re , r un .on r i i r i i onu l by t , r c .( . r r r ' l r ' ) r r r u L

3 cer l i f ied ( ,u , l ies of thc jLrcrgnrents o i the const i tu t ion: r ico t t t t sha1 l be ' sen t b1 ' t he P res i i cn io i t he Cour t t o t he p res iden t o ii l ic Rtpubl ic , the pr"e i ic len i o f the Nat ional i i r . r r lUf i 'u-n, t t t . , pr imr) l l l ] : , , ; ' _ i l , '

j ! r l q r r r r , r r r " s r ra i l r r t ' , r cp rs i t . , r ' n l i l i ' l ' i - r " ' i r *g , r t i - : r r o I t r r ,\ - ( r u r L , l o r { f l c . l ) e r u S a I . o l . t l r e i , l r r t i e s c u n C e r n ( , ( l J U d g r r r e n t s c i e c i a r i n g: i ra \ \ 'Lr r - rconst i tu t ionai sharr bc publ ishecl in t i re oTn. iur tsu i le t in c , il i re Rcpubl ic , bV the compctent ac lmin is t ra t ive , r t r - l " . l i i . r , r ,v i th in ter rr iays i ionr thc c la te of thc . " ; ; ; ; i ;a t ion o i - th . - juagr .nt to r i r , ,I r r inre Al iu is ter .

4 , Lanrs a 'cr , prov is io i - r -s hav ing the force o i rarv decrar .ecr ur rco r . r s t i t u t i ona l s i ra l l cease to be i n i o i ce on the r l a l , ; i l h ; pub l i ca t i o r io I thc judgnrent c lec lar ing the i r unconsi iLut ionar i i r , .

^ Compls i t ion of /he High CoLt t . t o f . l t ts l ice. . .The Supreme. cour t const i r r - r l .ec l as l i re I I ig i r cour t o i . lLrsr ic .

shal l t : . ; r : r is t c I a1 l ihe members of ihe Si ,1 , ' . , r , ] -Cou, l i un, i s ix er t r -t i i l jonal r t rembers c l rau ' t r b) , 1ot f rom a spc i : ia l l is t o f t lve lvc, c i t ize i ; .e i c c t e r d b v l h c N a t i o n a l A s s c m b l r . a t t h c b c g i n n i n g , f i t s f i r s i s c ss ion f ro i l anrong persor ls n 'ho ar t not r , r . ,ubc: -s of the Assr : r lb l r , .

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l?eqtttrentt:t t ts for Appoir imen! anrl J LLridicaI Slalr is.)t ' the Addit ionol , l lcrt. tbcrs

l . T h e a d c l i t i o n a l l t r e ' n t b c r s o i t l r c S u p r c r l c C o u r t c o n s l i i u t r : i 1as thc H igh c_our i o i . . lus t i ce sha l l be c i rosen i ronr z rnr i , , rg pcr .so , r \r v h o a r e r . l i e i b l e i o r e l e c t i o n a s c l e p u t i c s .

Ihe ' ac l t l i l i ona l rnembers sha l l b^c . gor , ' c rnec l b r . ' the" p rov is ions o f Pr r .r a g l a p h s 2 , 3 a r r d 4 o i A r i i c l e 3 o i i l t i s A n r - r c x

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1 . The r a r t i c l cs -o i i n rpeachnren t : r s ap l ) rovec l ' nv the Na t ion : r l

. \sscmhlv shal l speci ly . t i re^o i ience.s a l leger i ic hur , . bcen copnr i t tc i lD ) ' t he a t : cL rse ( l l ) c t ' sons anc l t he i r a r : co r l p l i ggs ; anc l Lhe CoLr r t sha l itake cognizar fc( ' . o f these o i ior iccs. un lcss ' i t c lc t : i t1es to proccecl sepi i -ra ie l .v against the accompl ices.

2. J 'he ar t ic les o i impeachmcnt shal l coni .a in a sunrrnary c l t , . . -c r i n i i on o l t he ev i c l c .nce suppor t i ng t i r c cha rge

3. The Nat ional Assemblv, u ,hen approv i r rg t i re impeaci inre i i i ,mav dei : idc t l raL prcr -ent i r , r . measur ts be^ [aken : iga inst t i re accLrscr il r c f sons.

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a r i i c l es o i i t npeachn ten t sh i i l 1 bo co l l n rL ln i ca t r : t l i t r , l j , , :Pres i r lent o i thc i . la 'L ion: r l Asenbl l , to thc prc: , ic lcnt o i thc ! lLrp l - r , r : , .Co r i r l , u , i t l t i , r ' Ln ,o da ) ' s l r o rn thc c la t c o I i i s app rova l .

2 . The P res i t l en t o I i l r t ' Su r ) r ' c r ] re Cor , r r t s l ra l l causc the a r t i r : l t , ;o I i rnpeachr lent to be not i f led to ihc accuser l p . . run, i r r r rncc l ia tc l l , ,z rnc l sha l l f l x a l i n re - l i r n i t u , i t h in u 'h i ch i l r c accusec l n rav rpPr . r i n l ; :i le icnce counsei anc i submi t anv u, r i t ten c le iencer . \ \ I i th in t i re sa i r ;cl i n re - l i n r i i hc sha l l c i l a r i ' b r ' 1o t , a l a p rc i im ina ry pL rb l i c hea r ing , i l r c

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CATEGORIES AND NUMBER OF POSTS OF THE MEMBERSOF THE JUDICIARY AND AUXILIARY PERSONNEL

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CATL]GORY OF COURT REGISI 'RARS

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