The Supreme Court of Djibouti is named first in the Constitution among the bodies that exercise the judicial power, which is independent of the legislative and executive powers, with the Court of Accounts and the other courts and tribunals. It acts as the Court of Cassation, responsible for ensuring compliance with the law, and its chairman is appointed by the President of the Republic. It receives constitutional questions from lower courts and either rejects them or refers them to the Constitutional Council. Khadija Abeba was its president and is remembered by the President of the Republic as a leading figure of the Djiboutian judiciary.
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Source Le President Guelleh salue la memoire de Kadija Abeba, ancienne Presidente de la Cour supreme, La Nation
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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Djibouti, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Source Djibouti 2010 Constitution, Supreme Court, Constitute ProjectPresidency chapter, interim by the President of the Supreme CourtQuote, Presidency chapter, interim by the President of the Supreme Court
In case of vacancy of the Presidency of the Republic, for any cause that may be, or of definitive incapacity determined by the Constitutional Council, referred to the matter by the Prime Minister or by the President of the National Assembly, the interim is assured by the President of the Supreme Court, who may not be a candidate for the Presidency during the interim.
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1. Researching the legal system of the Republic of Djibouti, GlobaLex
Court system, the Supreme Court as Court of Cassation (national)
The Supreme Court is the Court of Cassation, responsible for ensuring compliance with the law.
Court system, the Supreme Court and its chairman
The Supreme Court is the Court of Cassation, responsible for ensuring compliance with the law. Its chairman is appointed by the President of the Republic.
View the SourceDjibouti 2010 Constitution, Supreme Court, Constitute Project
Judicial power title, bodies exercising judicial power
The judicial power is independent of the legislative power and the executive power.
Constitutional exception procedure, referral to the Supreme Court
The jurisdiction referred to the matter must then suspend its decision and transmit the matter to the Supreme Court.
In Category: Courts, Judicial power title, courts of Djibouti
The judicial power is independent of the legislative power and the executive power.
View the SourceLe President Guelleh salue la memoire de Kadija Abeba, ancienne Presidente de la Cour supreme, La Nation
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Le Président Guelleh salue la mémoire de feu Kadija Abeba, l’ancienne Présidente de la Cour suprême
Wikidata: Supreme Court of Djibouti
Wikidata Q106938197, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Central Intelligence Agency: Djibouti, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIn Legal System: Civil Law, Government, legal systemQuote, In Legal System: Civil Law, Government, legal system
mixed system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997), Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law
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