Belgian Judicial Code

The Belgian Judicial Code governs the organization of the courts and tribunals of the Belgian judiciary, their jurisdiction, and the rules of civil procedure that apply before them. It was adopted on October 10, 1967, and entered into force on November 1, 1970, and has been amended many times since. Its eight parts cover general judicial principles, the organization of the courts, jurisdiction, civil procedure, seizure and debt settlement procedures, arbitration, mediation, and collaborative law practice, with a separate annex setting the territorial boundaries of judicial districts. Criminal proceedings in Belgium fall instead under the separate Belgian Code of Criminal Procedure.