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Name
of the institution : Council of State
President :
Mr. Martin AKENDENGUE
Address :
Post Office box 775
Libreville
GABON
Phone number
:
(241) 74.89.61 (Presidency)
Fax :
( 241) 77.37.88
Composition
and structure
Number of members
:
21 judges and 12 clercks.
Recruitment
procedures and incompatibilities :
The Council of State is made up of magistrates having reached the
rank " Out of hierarchy ".
Internal organization
:
The council of State is composed of judges (sitting either in Consulative
Chambers or in Contentions Chambers ), of public prosecutors (General
Commissioner of the Law and Commissioners of the law ), of the secretary
general's office, of the Research and Documentation office and of
the committee supervising the implementation of the Council's decisions.
Publications
:
Every year a report on the council's activities is given to the President
of the Republic. The judgements pronounced during the year are put
together.
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Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
:
Disputes concerning :
 Annulment of
administrative acts;
State liability.
Organization
of the courts system :
- Council of State
- Administrative Courts of appeal
- Administrative Tribunals.
Powers of the
judge :
The administrative judge has the power to annul a decision. He can
also award damages.
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Advisory
functions
Existence
and extent of the advisory authority :
The council, gives its opinion on the bills and the drafts of ordinances
and decrees.
Authority and
publicity of the advices :
The advices of the council do not oblige the government. It occurs
only rarely that the latter does not take them into account. The advices
are not published.
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