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Council of State (Belgium)

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The Council of State, known in Dutch and French as the Raad van State or Conseil d Etat, is the supreme administrative court of Belgium. Its functions include assisting the executive with legal advice and serving as the supreme court for administrative justice, and its members are, for the most part, high-level jurists. The Council meets and has its offices in the Palace of the Marquess of Assche, built by the architect Alphonse Balat. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Council of State (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Council of State (Dutch: ; French: Conseil d'État; German: Staatsrat) is the supreme administrative court of Belgium.
  • In Legal System: Law of Belgium, Wikipedia lead paragraph
    German: Staatsrat) is the supreme administrative court of Belgium. Its functions include assisting the executive wi
  • In Group: Final Appeal Courts, lead paragraph, states the court's place in the hierarchy (final)
    The Council of State (Dutch: ; French: Conseil d'État; German: Staatsrat) is the supreme administrative court of Belgium.
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