DR Congo
Barreau
Rechtsanwaltskammer
Lawyers advise; notaries authenticate.
Law & justice
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DR Congo
Conseil supérieur de la magistrature
Richterwahlausschuss
Politicians select judges; no judicial council.
DR Congo
Cour d'Appel
OLG
The appeal court, and a lawyer is compulsory.
DR Congo
Cour de Cassation
BAG + BGH + BFH + BVerwG + BSG
Five supreme courts, one per subject.
DR Congo
Établissement Pénitentiaire
JVA
State-run, with release preparation as the stated aim.
DR Congo
Huissier de Justice
Gerichtsvollzieher
A public officer, on fixed statutory fees.
DR Congo
Juridictions militaires
No military courts; soldiers go to the ordinary courts.
DR Congo
Ministère de la Justice et Garde des sceaux
BMJ
It drafts the codes; it prosecutes and judges nothing.
DR Congo
Notaire
Notar
A public office-holder whose involvement is compulsory.
DR Congo
Parquet
Staatsanwaltschaft
The prosecutor directs; the police investigate.
DR Congo
Tribunal de commerce
Landgericht + Kammer für Handelssachen
A commercial chamber you have to ask for.
DR Congo
Tribunal de Grande Instance
Landgericht + Kammer für Handelssachen
A commercial chamber you have to ask for.
DR Congo
Tribunal de Paix
Amtsgericht
Local court first; representation compulsory higher up.
DR Congo
Tribunal pour enfants
Jugendgericht
Juvenile law can reach defendants up to twenty.
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