Court of appeal (Belgium)
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The courts of appeal are the main appellate courts in the judicial system of Belgium, which hear appeals against judgements of the tribunals of first instance, the enterprise tribunals and the preside
The court of appeal of Brussels has its seat in the city's Palace of Justice.
Court building where the court of appeal of Ghent is seated.
Adrien baron de la Kéthulle de Ryhove, first president of the court of appeal of Ghent from 1919 to 1923.
Magistrates of the court of appeal of Ghent leaving St Bavo's Cathedral after the solemn Te Deum on the National Holiday
Court of assizes (Belgium)
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The court of assizes is the trial court which tries the most serious crimes in the judicial system of Belgium. It is the highest Belgian court with criminal jurisdiction; as such, it is the only Belgi
Court of appeal (Belgium)
…existence of extenuating circumstances, and results in the crime being tried by the correctional section of a tribunal of first instance instead of a court of assizes. When a crime is not correctionalised and thus is to be tried by a court of assizes, the council chamber must send the case to the chamber of indictment…
The Brussels court of assizes has its seat in the city's Palace of Justice.