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The Supreme Court

Name of the business / organization :

The Supreme Court
Country :

Rwanda
Province :

City of Kigali
District :

Gasabo
Sector :

Kimihurura
P.O. Box and City :

2197 - Kacyiru, Kigali, Rwanda
Fixed telephone 1 :

+250 257 582 276
Fax 1 :

+250 257 517 649
Email 1 :

info@supremecourt.gov.rw
Web site :

www.supremecourt.gov.rw
Business / Organization Brief Description :

In Rwanda, The Supreme Court is the highest ranking court of the country, placed under its President�s authority, the essential mission of the Supreme Court is to ensure equitable law enforcement according to the logic of complementarity of powers in a democratic society.

The Judicial Power cannot therefore be considered like an entity which is separate from social life of which it is the regulator. Is it not obvious that the reconstruction of our society, which has been so much weakened by genocide and the 1994 massacres, supposes that we appeal to our institutions for the return to the core values notably the democratic exercise of the power, the respect of human rights, the eradication of the culture of impunity as well as poverty reduction?

In an effort to achieve these objectives, the role of our jurisdictions, notably the Supreme Court, is not less important. We are convinced that non corrupt justice, which is fast and effective constitutes a solution to the most pressing challenges to the people of Rwanda: it is each one of our judges� duty. .

Article 143 of the 26 May 2003 Constitution establishes 4 levels of ordinary courts including :

The Supreme Court is the highest court of the country.
The High Court.
The High Commercial Court.
The Commercial Tribunals.
The High Instance Tribunals.
The Grass-roots Tribunals.

The organization, jurisdiction and attributions of each court shall be provided for by the law.

The Rwanda Supreme Court respects the provisions of Article 5 of the Rwandan Constitution on official languages, the reason why it commits itself to ensure that all information elements, information and provided services contained in this site are available in English, French and Kinyarwanda.
However, visitors should note that some of the information elements, such as trials and some laws are written in Kinyarwanda, the national language.
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Mission

Article 144 of the Constitution determines that the Supreme Court is the highest jurisdiction in the country. Article 145 confers the Supreme Court the attributions of coordinating and overseeing activities of Courts and Tribunals, while ensuring judiciary independence.
Competence

According to the lorganic law N� 01/2004 as amended and completed, the competence of the Supreme Court includes ordinary competence and extraordinary competence.
Relations with other jurisdictions

An organic law relating to judicial organisation, functioning and competence of the Supreme Court, determines Relations of the Supreme Court with other