L’exécution des jugements civils au Burundi: Incohérence normative, pratique à la limite de la légalité, ver dans le fruit.

Dr. Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru

doi:10.5771/2363-6262-2016-3-405

Contents
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- 309–310 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 309–310
- 311–311 Foreword Karima Ameziane Hartmut Hamann Arne Wulff Karima Ameziane Hartmut Hamann Arne Wulff 311–311
- 312–322 Appointment and removal of judges and assignment of files at Civil Courts in Kenya – current issues Naomi Gichuki Naomi Gichuki 312–322
- 323–330 Schedule of responsibilities and the assignment of files at Civil Courts in Tanzania Magdalena Sylister Magdalena Sylister 323–330
- 331–355 Schedule of Responsibilities and the Assignment of Files at Civil Courts in Uganda Edrine Wanyama Edrine Wanyama 331–355
- 356–362 La responsabilité des juges dans l’attribution et le traitement des dossiers dans les affaires civiles au sein des tribunaux congolais Sango Mukalay Adalbert Sango Mukalay Adalbert 356–362
- 363–371 L’exécution de jugements civils et sentences arbitrales en RDC: Défi et obstacles Stéphanie Nsomwe Musangie Stéphanie Nsomwe Musangie 363–371
- 372–391 Défis de la justice commerciale au Burundi: Cas des entreprises en difficultés Stanislas Makoroka Stanislas Makoroka 372–391
- 392–404 Enforcement of civil judgements – responsible law enforcement authorities, procedural obstacles and current issues in Uganda Elau Emmanuel Elau Emmanuel 392–404
- 405–423 L’exécution des jugements civils au Burundi: Incohérence normative, pratique à la limite de la légalité, ver dans le fruit. Dr. Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru Dr. Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru 405–423
- 424–432 Appointment and removal of judges and the assignments of files at Criminal Courts in Tanzania Emanuel R. Alfred Emanuel R. Alfred 424–432
- 433–452 L’indépendance du juge pénal au Burundi: Les défis actuels Ntahiraja Bernard Ntahiraja Bernard 433–452
- 453–460 Independence of criminal judges in Kenya – current issues Nabil M. Orina Nabil M. Orina 453–460
- 461–471 L’indépendance du juge pénal eu-égard aux cas actuels en République Démocratique du Congo Mushonga Mayembe Cyprien Mushonga Mayembe Cyprien 461–471
- 472–494 La Justice transitionnelle et l’invention d’une Justice Indépendante en RDC: Nécessité ou urgence? Adolphe Kilomba Sumaili Adolphe Kilomba Sumaili 472–494
- 495–503 The collaboration of investigative authorities in Kenya Hannah Wamuyu Kaguru Hannah Wamuyu Kaguru 495–503
- 504–523 The collaboration of investigative authorities in Uganda: Current issues in criminal matters Asiimwe Jackline Asiimwe Jackline 504–523
- 524–536 The collaboration of investigative authorities in Tanzania – current issues Nina Sokoine Nina Sokoine 524–536
- 537–550 Forth regional conference Nairobi, Kenya in Autumn 2016 about "Requirements for an independent and effective judiciary in Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda – current problems in criminal and civil proceedings". 537–550
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L’exécution des jugements civils au Burundi: Incohérence normative, pratique à la limite de la légalité, ver dans le fruit.

Autoren

Dr. Aimé-Parfait Niyonkuru

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2363-6262-2016-3-405
- ISSN online: 2363-6262
Abstract

It is a well-known and non-controversial fact in the global Burundian opinion, that effective enforcement of judicial decisions suffers from multiple obstacles, legal as well as non-legal. In such a situation, effective access to courts of Justice, and broadly, to Justice at all, a fundamental right enshrined, among other legal instruments, in the Burundian Constitution, is seriously compromised. The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice rightly held, in 2014 that “There is no real access to justice if court decisions are not enforced in order to produce the expected results”, as well as it considers that “The right to proper administration of justice implies that the enforcement of court decisions should itself be effective and efficient”. In the same vein, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Bissangou v Republic of Congo case, has stated that “the right to be heard guaranteed by article 7 of the African Charter includes the right to the execution of a judgment. It would therefore be inconceivable for this article to grant the right for an individual to bring an appeal before all the national courts in relation to any act violating the fundamental rights without guaranteeing the execution of judicial rulings. To interpret article 14 [of the ICCPR] any other way would lead to situations which are incompatible with the rule of law. As a result, the execution of a final judgment passed by a tribunal or legal court should be considered as an integral part of ‘the right to be heard’ which is protected by Article 7”. Relaying on a legal approach with a particular focus on the diverse judicial civil decisions enforcement agents involved, this article attempts to examine, under the prism of completeness and coherence, the Burundian legal system relevant provisions, as scattered throughout various normative sources. One knows, indeed, that a complete and coherent legal system is a key tool for an effective and efficient court decisions enforcement, itself condition for a proper administration of justice.

Résumé

It is a well-known and non-controversial fact in the global Burundian opinion, that effective enforcement of judicial decisions suffers from multiple obstacles, legal as well as non-legal. In such a situation, effective access to courts of Justice, and broadly, to Justice at all, a fundamental right enshrined, among other legal instruments, in the Burundian Constitution, is seriously compromised. The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice rightly held, in 2014 that “There is no real access to justice if court decisions are not enforced in order to produce the expected results”, as well as it considers that “The right to proper administration of justice implies that the enforcement of court decisions should itself be effective and efficient”. In the same vein, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Bissangou v Republic of Congo case, has stated that “the right to be heard guaranteed by article 7 of the African Charter includes the right to the execution of a judgment. It would therefore be inconceivable for this article to grant the right for an individual to bring an appeal before all the national courts in relation to any act violating the fundamental rights without guaranteeing the execution of judicial rulings. To interpret article 14 [of the ICCPR] any other way would lead to situations which are incompatible with the rule of law. As a result, the execution of a final judgment passed by a tribunal or legal court should be considered as an integral part of ‘the right to be heard’ which is protected by Article 7”. Relaying on a legal approach with a particular focus on the diverse judicial civil decisions enforcement agents involved, this article attempts to examine, under the prism of completeness and coherence, the Burundian legal system relevant provisions, as scattered throughout various normative sources. One knows, indeed, that a complete and coherent legal system is a key tool for an effective and efficient court decisions enforcement, itself condition for a proper administration of justice.
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