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.
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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
Justice of the peace (Belgium)
…appeals by the tribunals of first instance are final; they cannot be further appealed to the courts of appeal. However, an appeal in cassation to the Court of Cassation on questions of law, not on questions of fact, is still possible on these final judgements. The judgements made by the justices of the peace in petty…
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.