The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq (SJC; Arabic: مجلس القضاء الأعلى) is the highest administrative authority responsible for the affairs of the judiciary of Iraq. It is headed by the President of the Court of Cassation, Chief Justice Faiq Zaidan.
مجلس القضاء الاعلى | |
Emblem of Iraq | |
| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq |
President | Faiq Zaidan |
| Website | sjc.iq |
Composition
The Supreme Judicial Council is composed of:
- President of the Court of Cassation
- Vice-Presidents of the Court of Cassation
- Chief Prosecutor
- President of the Judicial Supervisory Authority
- Presidents of the Courts of Appeal
- Presidents of the Judicial Councils of the federal regions
Responsibilities
The Supreme Judicial Council Law (Law No. 47 of 2017) grants the Council the following authorities:
- Managing the affairs of judicial bodies.
- Proposing the annual budget of the federal judiciary and submitting it to the Council of Representatives for approval.
- Nominating the members of the Federal Supreme Court from among the judges.
- Nominating the President of the Federal Court of Cassation, its judges and the head of the Judicial Supervisory Authority and sending the nominations to the Council of Representatives for approval.
- Nominating those eligible for appointment as Vice President of the Federal Court of Cassation, President of the Federal Court of Appeals, and Vice President of the Judicial Supervisory Commission, and sending the nominations to the Council of Representatives for approval.
- Nominating those eligible for appointment as judges and sending the nominations to the Presidency of the Republic to issue a republican decree.
- Promoting judges in the federal courts, transferring them, assigning them, reassigning them, and managing their career affairs in accordance with the law.
- Extending the service of judges and retiring them in accordance with the law.
- Formation of judicial bodies and committees in the federal courts.
- Proposing draft laws related to the affairs of the federal judiciary.
- Ratifying judicial treaties and following up on their implementation in coordination with the Ministry of Justice.
- Forming the Judicial Affairs Committee in accordance with the law.
See also
- Federal Supreme Court of Iraq
- Law of Iraq
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