Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism,a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The constitution of Lebanon grants the people the right to change their government. Article 7 of Lebanon's Constitution also states that all Lebanese are equal before the law,and are "equally bound by public obligations and duties without any distinction",meaning that all Lebanese citizens –politicians included –are to be held to the same standards of the law,and yet this is not the case. However,from the mid-1970s until the parliamentary elections in 1992,the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) precluded the exercise of political rights.
Camille Hyacinthe Odilon Barrot was a French politician who was briefly head of the council of ministers under Prince Louis Napoleon in 1848–49.
Charles Alexandre Dupuy was a French statesman,three times prime minister.
Rosalie Silberman Abella is a Canadian jurist. In 2004,Abella was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada,becoming the first Jewish woman and refugee to sit on the Canadian Supreme Court bench. She retired from the federal bench in 2021.
The judicial system of Turkey is defined by Articles 138 to 160 of the Constitution of Turkey.
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 appointed by the Belgian federal government. The Court handles cases in the two main languages of Belgium,being Dutch and French,and provides certain facilities for cases in German. The Court is assisted in its work by a public prosecutor's office and a bar association,which both function separately from other structures. The duty of the public prosecutor's office is to provide advisory opinions to the Court on how the law ought to be interpreted and applied. The attorneys of the Court's bar association assist litigants in proceedings before the Court;in certain cases their assistance is mandatory.
Henry Greathead Rex Mason was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney General,Minister of Justice,Minister of Education,and Minister of Native Affairs,and had a significant influence on the direction of the Labour Party. He served in parliament from 1926 to 1966,the only person to serve as an MP for over 40 years.
Dimitrios Valvis was a Greek politician and judge,who served briefly as Prime Minister of Greece in May 1886.
The federal government of Iraq is defined under the current Constitution,approved in 2005,as an Islamic,democratic,federal parliamentary republic. The federal government is composed of the executive,legislative,and judicial branches,as well as numerous independent commissions.
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 presidents of those tribunals in their judicial area. There are five courts of appeal for each of the five judicial areas,which are the largest geographical subdivisions of Belgium for judicial purposes. The division of the Belgian territory into the five judicial areas is laid down in article 156 of the Belgian Constitution. A judicial area covers multiple judicial arrondissements ("districts"),except for the judicial area of Mons. Each arrondissement has a tribunal of first instance. Further below,an overview is provided of the five courts of appeal and the judicial arrondissements their judicial area covers. It is important to note that the courts of appeal do not hear appeals against judgements of the labour tribunals;these are heard by the courts of labour.
The Supreme Court of Cassation is the court of last resort in the Republic of Serbia. It is the court of cassation which reviews and possibly overturns previous rulings made by lower courts. It was established in 1846 by a decree of Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević. In the last 160 years since it was established,the Court has asserted its authority within judiciary in Serbia and beyond. The Supreme Court of Cassation is today authorized by the Constitution of Serbia and the Law on Organization of Courts.
Gebran Gerge Bassil is a Lebanese politician who is the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement since 2015. A Maronite Christian,he is the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun,and has been his most senior advisor since 2005.
The Supreme Court of Haiti is the highest court in the Haitian legal system. The Supreme Court building is located in Port-au-Prince.
Mourad Wahba Pasha (1879-1972) was an Egyptian politician and high court judge. He served as Vice President of the Court of Cassation,then Egypt's highest court from 1931-1937 after which he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in 1937 and Minister of Trade and Industry in 1938. He was then appointed as senator from 1939 to 1945. He also served in the Board of Directors of various companies and was a leading figure in Coptic communal affairs.
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.
Medhat al-Mahmoud is the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council and is the 1st and current Chief Justice of Iraq. He has served in this capacity since 2005.
Vasiliki Thanou-Christophilou,also known as just Vasiliki Thanou,is a Greek judge who served as caretaker Prime Minister of Greece from 27 August to 21 September 2015,in the run-up to the September 2015 legislative election. She was the first ever female Greek Prime Minister and the 184th officeholder since 1822.
Grigore Trandafil was a Wallachian-born Romanian magistrate and politician.
DomineBanyankimbona is serving as the Minister of Public Service,Labour and Employment in the Republic of Burundi.
