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Judicial branch Burundi, in 36 editions.
The entry for Burundi published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
- Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) Chief of State--President Pierre BUYOYA (since 9 September 1987);
- Head of Government Prime Minister Adrien SIBOMANA (since 26 October 1988)
Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) Chief of State--President Pierre BUYOYA (since 9 September 1987); Head of Government Prime Minister Adrien SIBOMANA (since 26 October 1988)
The same text in 5 editions, 1992 to 1996.
Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) Chief of State--President Pierre BUYOYA (since 9 September 1987); Head of Government Prime Minister Adrien SIBOMANA (since 26 October 1988)
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) or Cour Supreme
The same text in 7 editions, 2001 to 2007.
- Supreme Court or Cour Supreme;
- Constitutional Court;
- Courts of Appeal (there are three in separate locations);
- Tribunals of First Instance (17 at the province level and 123 small local tribunals)
Rewritten: too little of the 2000 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; Courts of Appeal (there are three in separate locations); Tribunals of First Instance (17 at the province level and 123 small local tribunals)
The same text in 5 editions, 2008 to 2012.
- Supreme Court or Cour Supreme;
- Constitutional Court;
- High Court of Justice (composed of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court)
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; Courts High Court of Appeal (there are three in separate locations); Tribunals Justice (composed of First Instance (17 at the province level Supreme Court and 123 small local tribunals) the Constitutional Court)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into Judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers)
- judge selection and term of office:
- judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials);
- judges appointed by the president with the approval of the Senate;
- judge tenure NA
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into Judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers)
judge selection and term of office:
judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials); judges appointed by the president with the approval of the Senate; judge tenure NA
subordinate courts:
Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers)
- judge selection and term of office:
- judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials);
- judges appointed by the president with the approval of the Senate;
- judge tenure NA
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence
highest court(s):Judicial, judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers)
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president, and confirmed by the Senate;
- judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence;
- Martial Court;
- Court Against Corruption;
- Commercial Court
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers) chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials); judges officials), appointed by the president with the approval of president, and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate;
- judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence;
- Martial Court;
- Court Against Corruption;
- Commercial Court;
- Commerce Court
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president, president and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court; Commerce Court
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate;
- judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence;
- Martial Court;
- Court Against Corruption;
- Commercial Court;
- Commerce Court
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court; Commerce Court
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate;
- judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence;
- Martial Court;
- Court Against Corruption;
- Commercial Court
highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court; Commerce Court
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate;
- judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence;
- Martial Court;
- Court Against Corruption;
- Commercial Court
highest courts: court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate;
- judge tenure NA;
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
- subordinate courts:
- Courts of Appeal;
- County Courts;
- Courts of Residence;
- Martial Court;
- Commercial Court
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Burundi: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/burundi/judicial-branch.