International Commission of Jurists
Tunisia: Appointment and promotion of judges; Security of tenure

Tunisia: Appointment and promotion of judges; Security of tenure

Feb 24, 2015

Judges should be appointed through an open process on the basis of prescribed criteria based on merit and integrity, and without discrimination.{{1}} Only “individuals of integrity and ability with appropriate training of qualifications in law” should be eligible for...
Tunisia: Appointment and promotion of judges; Security of tenure

Tunisia: Judges

Feb 24, 2015

Individual judges and the judiciary as a whole must be independent and impartial.{{1}} The requirement that courts and other tribunals be effective, independent and impartial “is an absolute right that is not subject to any exception.”{{2}} International standards set...
Tunisia: Appointment and promotion of judges; Security of tenure

Tunisia: Court structure

Feb 24, 2015

The Constitution states that the judiciary is composed of the Court of Cassation, appellate courts and courts of first instance. The Constitution provides that a law will establish the organization of the judicial system, its procedures and the statute of its...
Tunisia: Appointment and promotion of judges; Security of tenure

Tunisia: International treaty status

Feb 24, 2015

The following table sets out the status of a range of human rights treaties in Tunisia, as of 15 October 2014: [table] ,Ratification accession or succession International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,18 March 1969 Optional Protocol to the International...
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