Specialized Administrative Jurisdictions in Algeria: Between Legislative Developments and Jurisprudence
Keywords:
Specialized Administrative jurisdictions, Legislation, Judiciary, Disciplinary Proceedings, Appeal in CassationAbstract
The study examines specialized administrative judicial bodies in the Algerian legal system, identifying the Court of Accounts as a model of specialized financial jurisdiction and the High Council of the Judiciary as a disciplinary court for judges at the legislative level, while jurisprudentially, the Council of State recognizes national appeal committees as specialized administrative jurisdictions, with the hope that the Council of State will establish clear criteria governing these bodies amidst existing legislative gaps.
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