Survey of the Administrative Tribunals in Belgium
| DOI | 10.1177/002085237904500110 |
| Author | P. Charlier |
| Published date | 01 March 1979 |
| Date | 01 March 1979 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Summaries of Articles published in French
and Spanish
Survey of the Administrative
district.
The same applies to cases involving
Tribunals in Belgium
the family allowances of conscripts, when an
appeal lies to the Minister of the Interior or
P. CHARLIER
his delegate, or of war damages to private
property, which are first dealt with by the
Apart from the Council of State, which is
Provincial Director and, on appeal, by a judi-
not dealt with here, administrative tribunals
cial board.
(juridictions administratives) should be taken
to include. a fairly large number of bodies,
Belgium is divided into nine provinces each
normally boards, presided
of
over by a member
which has an elected Council which elects
of the judiciary
its
as a part-time duty and com-
own Standing Committee. The latter is
prising persons who also perform other duties.
presided over by the Governor who represents
These tribunals are administrative bodies and
the central authority and has many duties of
therefore
all
come under the Executive. They
kinds
are
including, in certain cases, that of
competent only in certain cases involving pol-
an administrative tribunal. This is particularly
itical rights, for which they
the
are considered more
case with regard to provincial and com-
practical and expeditious than the ordinary
munal direct taxation complaints, when its de-
courts.
cisions are without appeal and the only remedy
lies to the Court of Cassation, and with all
Most of them are ad hoc collegial bodies.
matters connected with communal election ca-
There is for instance the Military Service
ses, when an appeal may be made to the Coun-
Board which deals with claims for the post-
cil of State.
ponement of call up or for exemption from
service.
The Board comprises a presiding
As disparity is the rule, there may be said
judge, .a tax official, and a commissioned offi-
to be no real system of administrative tribunals.
cer.
Appeals from it lie to a military service
They have...
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