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Judicial branch Niger, in 36 editions.
The entry for Niger published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
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- 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
Changed since 2024State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel) Chief of State--President Brig. Gen. Ali SAIBOU (since 14 November 1987); Head of Government--Prime Minister ALIOU MAHAMIDA (since 2 March 1990)
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel) Chief of State--President Brig. Gen. Ali SAIBOU (since 14 November 1987); Head of Government--Prime Minister ALIOU MAHAMIDA (since 2 March 1990)
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel) Chief of State--President Brig. Gen. Ali SAIBOU (since 14 November 1987); Head of Government--Prime Minister Aliou MAHAMIDOU (since 2 March 1990)
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel) Chief of State--President Brig. Gen. Ali SAIBOU (since 14 November 1987); Head of Government--Prime Minister ALIOU MAHAMIDA Aliou MAHAMIDOU (since 2 March 1990)
The same text in 3 editions, 1992 to 1994.
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel)
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel)
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel)
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour
d'Apel)
State Court (Cour d'Etat); Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel)
State Court (Cour d'Etat), d'Etat); Court of Appeal (Cour
d'Apel)
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Apel
State Court (Cour d'Etat); or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal (Cour or Courd'Apel) d'Apel
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Courd'Apel d'Appel
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour
Cour d'Appel
The same text in 6 editions, 2000 to 2005.
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or
The same text in 6 editions, 2006 to 2011.
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal Appeals or Cour d'Appel
- Constitutional Court (7 judges with 6-year terms, nominated by the President);
- Court of Cassation (highest court dealing with judicial matters);
- Council of State (highest court dealing with administrative matters);
- Court of Finances (highest court dealing with public finances)
Rewritten: too little of the 2011 text remains to mark the changes.
Constitutional Court (7 judges with 6-year terms, nominated by the President); Court of Cassation (highest court dealing with judicial matters); Council of State (highest court dealing with administrative matters); Court of Finances (highest court dealing with public finances)
- highest court(s):
- Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president;
- judges serve 6-year nonrenewable consecutive terms;
- High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary;
- members serve 5-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Cassation;
- Council of State;
- Court of Finances;
- various specialized tribunals and customary courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office:
Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable consecutive terms; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms
subordinate courts:
Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts
- highest court(s):
- Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society;
- all appointed by the president;
- judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years;
- High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary;
- members serve 5-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Cassation;
- Council of State;
- Court of Finances;
- various specialized tribunals and customary courts
highest court(s):
Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office:
Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable consecutive terms; terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms
subordinate courts:
Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- highest court(s):
- Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society;
- all appointed by the president;
- judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years;
- High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary;
- members serve 5-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Cassation;
- Council of State;
- Court of Finances;
- various specialized tribunals and customary courts
highest court(s):
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society;
- all appointed by the president;
- judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years;
- High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary;
- members serve 5-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Cassation;
- Council of State;
- Court of Finances;
- various specialized tribunals and customary courts
highest court(s): courts: Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms
subordinate courts: Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- highest court(s):
- Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society;
- all appointed by the president;
- judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years;
- High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary;
- members serve 5-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Cassation;
- Council of State;
- Court of Finances;
- various specialized tribunals and customary courts
highest courts: court(s): Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms
subordinate courts: Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts
- highest court(s):
- formerly the Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
- judge selection and term of office:
- formerly, Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society;
- all appointed by the president;
- judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years;
- High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary;
- members serve 5-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- formerly, Court of Cassation;
- Council of State;
- Court of Finances;
- various specialized tribunals and customary courts
Note: on 26 July 2023, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, a military junta which took control of Niger's government, dissolved the country's judicial system
highest court(s): formerly the Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)
judge selection and term of office: formerly, Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms
subordinate courts: formerly, Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts
Note: on 26 July 2023, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, a military junta which took control of Niger's government, dissolved the country's judicial system
- highest court(s):
- High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members);
- Supreme Court (membership NA);
- Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary to 5-year terms;
- Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society;
- all appointed by the president;
- judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years
- subordinate courts:
- Court of Cassation;
- Council of State;
- Court of Finances;
- various specialized tribunals and customary courts
highest court(s): formerly the Constitutional High Court of Justice (consists of 7 judges); High members); Supreme Court of Justice (membership NA); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members) judges)
judge selection and term of office: formerly, High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary to 5-year terms; Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms years
subordinate courts: formerly, Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts
Note: on 26 July 2023, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, a military junta which took control of Niger's government, dissolved the country's judicial system
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Niger: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/niger/judicial-branch.