The justice of the peace is the small claims court in the judicial system of Belgium, and stands at the bottom of the Belgian judicial hierarchy. There is a justice of the peace for each judicial cant
Current courthouse of the justice of the peace in Anderlecht, Belgium.
Belgium, Namur, Philippeville
Nieuwpoort Vredegerecht en Politiecommissariaat
The judiciary of Belgium is similar to the French judiciary. Belgium evolved from a unitary to a federal state, but its judicial system has not been adapted to a federal system.
Justice of the peace (Belgium)
…were transferred to a tribunal of first instance or the Court of Cassation in the context of a judgement of the justice of the peace being appealed. Judiciary of Belgium…
Belgian judges leaving St Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent after the solemn Te Deum on the National Holiday