The Supreme Court (french: Cour Suprême) is the highest civil and criminal court in
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
. It has nine members, including the Court President, who are nominated by the Judicial Service Commission and appointed by the
President of the Republic after the approval of the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
. The court's president is referred to as the Chief Justice.
The composition of the Supreme Court was established as a Court of Cassation with the independence of Burundi in 1962. Its current form is regulated by the Law of 25 February 2005.
It is composed of three chambers which are known collectively as the United Chambers (''chambres réunies''):
* Judicial Chamber (''chambre judiciaire'');
* Administrative Chamber (''chambre administrative'');
* Chamber of Cassation (''chambre de cassation'').
The Judicial Chamber is sub-divided into two sections: a Section of First Instance (''section du premier degré'') and an Appellate Section (''section d'appel'').
[ Attached is the National Department of Public Prosecutions.
The Supreme Court may sit together with the ]Constitutional Court
A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ...
constituting the High Court of Justice which has special powers, such as the ability to try an incumbent president or government ministers for treason.
List of chief justices
This list is incomplete:
*André MasunzuThérence Sinunguruza
Thérence Sinunguruza (2 August 1959 – 8 May 2020) was a Burundian Tutsi politician and active member of Union for National Progress (UPRONA), who served as First Vice President of Burundi, in charge of political, administrative and security ...
(1990)
*Timothée BisumbagutiraAncilla Ntakaburimvo
Marie Ancilla Ntakaburimvo is a Burundian lawyer and judge who was the president of the Supreme Court of Burundi
The Supreme Court (french: Cour Suprême) is the highest civil and criminal court in Burundi. It has nine members, including the Cou ...
See also
* Judiciary of Burundi
The Judiciary of Burundi is the branch of the Government of the Republic of Burundi which interprets and applies the laws of Burundi to ensure impartial justice under law and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution. The independence of the ju ...
*Constitutional Court of Burundi The Constitutional Court (french: Cour constitutionnelle) is the supreme authority on Burundi's constitutional law. The Constitutional Court deals with the interpretation of the Constitution of 2005 and is considered the country's second highest co ...
References
External links
* http://www.iasaj.org/juridic/fiches/membre/burundi.htm
Law of Burundi
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
1962 establishments in Burundi
Courts and tribunals established in 1962
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