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Judiciary of Mobiania

The judiciary of Mobiania is the system of courts administering justice in the Empire.

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Justice is administered by courts. The Constitution provides for constitutional, civil, administrative and criminal proceedings. The Supreme Court is the highest and supervisory instance, interprets the Constitution, considers the constitutionality of laws and explains judicial practice.

The Emperor appoints the Supreme Judge. Judges possess the independence, security of tenure and immunity provided by the Constitution. Trials are public except where the law provides otherwise; proceedings are adversarial with equality of parties and may involve juries. Extraordinary courts may be established under martial law or a state of emergency through the prescribed procedure.

The General Prosecutor and Supreme Judge are different offices. The head of the Ministry of Justice cannot automatically be called the head of the entire judicial system.

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