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The High Judicial Council (Arabic: مجلس القضاء الأعلى السوري) is the highest judicial authority in Syria.[1]
مجلس القضاء الأعلى السوري | |
Formation | 1971 |
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Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
Region | Syrian Arab Republic |
Chairman | President Bashar al-Assad |
Vice-Chairman | Minister of Justice Ahmad al-Sayyed |
The council is charged with the appointment, transfer and dismissal of judges.[1] It is composed of senior civil judges and chaired by the president.[1] 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. Article 133 stipulates that judges be autonomous and subject to no authority other than the law.[4]
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