International Commission of Jurists
Tunisia: Judges

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: Judges

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: Judges

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...
Tunisia: Judges

Tunisia: Constitutional structure

Feb 24, 2015

Tunisia is a country in transition. Under the one-party regime of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, power was consolidated in the hands of the executive. Judicial independence was not guaranteed in law or in practice, and there was a systematic failure to...
Tunisia: Judges

Tunisia: Legal tradition

Feb 24, 2015

The law in Tunisia blends Western and Northern African concepts and traditions. Many laws, and the court system, are based on the French civil law model, stemming from the period when Tunisia was governed as a French protectorate (1881-1956). In addition, the source...
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