The Constitutional Court of Benin is the highest authority in the country on matters of constitutionality. It is composed of seven justices and is the body that regulates the functioning of government institutions and the activities of public figures, which makes it the final arbiter of whether the conduct of the state and of those who hold office stays within the constitution. The court was founded in 1993 and sits in Cotonou.
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The Constitutional Court is the highest authority in Benin on matters of constitutionality. Composed of seven justices, it is the body that regulates the functioning of government institutions and the activities of public figures. The court was founded in 1993 and sits in Cotonou.
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The court was founded in 1993 and sits in Cotonou.
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The Constitutional Court is the highest authority in Benin on matters of constitutionality.
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The Constitutional Court is the highest authority in Benin on matters of constitutionality.
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Wikidata Q3000931, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Conceptia Ouinsou (Wikipedia)
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She was president of the Constitutional Court of Benin from 1998 to 2008.
Joseph Djogbenou (Wikipedia)
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Djogbénou was the President of the Constitutional Court of Benin from 7 June 2018 until his resignation on 12 July 2022.
Cour constitutionnelle du Benin: Cour constitutionnelle: Les Membres de la 7eme mandature installes
Cour constitutionnelle du BeninHas Member: Cossi Dorothe Sossa, Actualite, membersQuote, Has Member: Cossi Dorothe Sossa, Actualite, members
Le Professeur Cossi Dorothé SOSSA, élu Président, le Magistrat Nicolas ASSOGBA, Vice-Président
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