The Court of Cassation () is the main court of last resort in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. It has its seat in the Kinshasa Palace of Justice.
The Court judges final appeals with respect to the "normal" system of justice, excluding cases of administrative justice, which go before the ''Conseil d'État''.
The court consists of 26 justices, organized into legislative and judiciary sections. Judges are nominated by the Judicial Service Council, a separate and independent body composed of judges from the lower courts and public prosecutors. The first president of the Court of Cassation also sits on the General Assembly, which makes decisions on matters within the scope of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (, CSM).
Per Congolese law, the compulsory retirement age for magistrates on the Court of Cassation is 70 years old.
See also
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Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Constitutional Court () was established by the Constitution of the Third Republic on 18 February 2006 as the highest constitutional authority in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, it did not start functioning until 2015. Its role ...
References
Law of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic
Judiciary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
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