An unusual hybrid combining a supreme audit institution with an administrative court. Its audit reports on the PetroCaribe fund implicated senior officials and became a focal point of national protest, illustrating how significant this institution is in practice.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- specialised
- Court type
- Audit and administrative court
- Jurisdiction
- Audit of public revenue and expenditure, and adjudication of administrative disputes between individuals and the state.
- Seat
- Port-au-Prince
- Established
- 1987
- Composition
- Judges (conseillers) appointed for fixed terms.
- Appointment
- Nominated by the Senate and appointed by the President.
- Languages
- French
Where an appeal goes next
Cassation to the Cour de cassation on points of law.
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