The High Judicial Council ( ar, مجلس القضاء الأعلى السوري) is the highest judicial authority in
Syria.
Current members
* Chairman of the High Judicial Council: President
Bashar al-Assad.
* Vice-Chairman of the High Judicial Council:
Minister of Justice
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Ahmad al-Sayyed
Ahmad al-Sayyed ( ar, احمد السيد) is a Syrian politician. As minister of justice, he is a member of the Cabinet of Syria.
Political career
He was appointed minister of justice in the First Hussein Arnous government in 2020. In 2021 he ...
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* Deputy to the minister of justice: Mr. Samir Branbo.
* Chairman of the Court of Cassation: Mr. Nael Mahfouz.
* Chairman of the judicial review department: Mr. Tayseer Qalaoud.
* Vice-Chairman of the Court of Cassation: Mr. Issa Zoukani.
* Vice-Chairman of the Court of Cassation: Mr. Anas al-Zain.
* Vice-Chairman of the Court of Cassation: Mr. Mustapha al-Atrash.
Competences
The council is charged with the appointment, transfer and dismissal of judges.
It is composed of senior civil judges and chaired by the
president
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
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The independence of the judiciary is guaranteed by president in his role as chairman of the High Judicial Council, according to Article 131 of the
constitution
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. Article 133 stipulates that judges be autonomous and subject to no authority other than the law.
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References
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National councils of the judiciary
Judiciary of Syria