Supreme court (Benign)

The Supreme court is more the high jurisdiction of the State of the Bénin out of administrative, legal matter and of the accounts of the State. It is also qualified with regard to the dispute of the local elections.

It takes care of the respect of legality for the rooting of the Rule of law and the consolidation of the democracy.

The decisions of the Supreme court are not likely of any recourse. They are essential on the executive powers and legislature like on all the jurisdictions.

The Supreme court can, at the request of the president of the Republic, being in charge with the drafting and the modification of all the legislative texts and lawful, before their examination by the National Assembly. She is consulted by the Government more generally on all the administrative and jurisdictional manners.

Composition

The president of the Supreme court is named for one five years duration by the president of the Republic, after opinion of the president of the National Assembly, among the magistrates and the lawyers high level, having at least fifteen years track records by decree taken in the Council of Ministers.

He is irremovable, throughout his mandate which is renewable only once.

The functions of the president of the Supreme court are incompatible with the membership of Government, the exercise of any electoral mandate, of any public employment, civil or military, of any community activity as well as any function of national representation.

The presidents of room and the advisers are named among the high level magistrates and lawyers, having at least fifteen years track records; by decree taken in the Council of Ministers by the president of the republic, on a proposal from the president of the Supreme court and after opinion of the Superior council of the magistrature.

Missions

To exert a normative and disciplinary control on the decisions returned by the lower jurisdictions.
To sanction in the event of violation of the law the acts and behaviors of the administration.
To manage the dispute of the local elections.
To receive the declaration on the honor of the goods and inheritance of the president of the Republic and the members of the Government.
To control the accounts of electoral campaign.
To return out of legal, administrative matter and of the accounts of the State, the nonlikely stops of recourse.
To deliver opinions on the bills before their transmission to the National Assembly.
To deliver legal opinions and more generally to advise the government on the text projects subjected to its appreciation.

International relations

The Supreme court is member of the Association of the High jurisdictions of cassation of the countries having shares of it the use of French (AHJUCAF).

External bonds

Official site of the Supreme court

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