Court of Cassation (Belgium)
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The Court of Cassation of Belgium is the supreme court of the Belgian judiciary. The court is composed of thirty judges with life tenure who are nominated by the High Council of Justice of Belgium and
The Brussels Palace of Justice is the seat of the Court of Cassation
Étienne Constantin, Baron de Gerlache (1785-1871) was appointed as the first-ever first president after the creation of the court.
Jean-Louis van Dievoet (1777-1854) was the first secretary to the court's prosecutor's office, after the Kingdom's independence.
Standard courtroom of the Court of Cassation in the Palace of Justice, Brussels.
Constitution of Belgium
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The Constitution of Belgium dates back to 1831. Since then Belgium has been a parliamentary monarchy that applies the principles of ministerial responsibility for the government policy and the separat
Court of Cassation (Belgium)
…outside of the statutory time limit. The principle that the Court of Cassation does not rule on questions of fact, is laid down in Article 147 of the Belgian Constitution. Like many other European countries, Belgium has a system of administrative courts which oversee the lawfulness of acts of administrative authorities…
Constitution of Belgium (1831)
The four sitting statues on the pedestal of the Congress Column represent the four basic freedoms enshrined in the Belgian Constitution of 1831: the freedom of religion, association, education and the press.
The Palace of the Nation in Brussels houses the Belgian Federal Parliament
Article 85 of the Belgian Constitution vests the King's constitutional powers in the offspring of Leopold I.