Re-established in 2008 by merging the Court of Cassation and the Council of State. It sits above the appellate courts, while the Constitutional Council handles constitutional review separately.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Court of final appeal
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Seat
- Dakar
- Established
- 2008
- Languages
- French
Where an appeal goes next
Final on points of law; OHADA questions lie to the CCJA
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