Title III: NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

The president of the Cour nationale du droit d’asile is appointed for a renewable term of five years.He is responsible for the organisation and operation of the court over which he presides. He manages the court’s departments and maintains internal discipline.He appoints the members of the panels and the staff. He allocates cases to each of them.He appoints rapporteurs from among the staff of the court who are responsible for…

The secretariat of the Cour nationale du droit d’asile is provided by a secretary general appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d’Etat on a proposal from the president of the court.Under the authority of the president of the court, the secretary general supervises the court’s departments and ensures that they operate smoothly. He is assisted by deputy secretaries general.Under the authority of the president of the court, the secretary…

The Vice-President of the Council of State approves the expenditure of the National Court of Asylum.To this end, he may delegate his signature to the Secretary General and Deputy Secretaries General of the Council of State. Delegation may also be given, for the same purposes, to the heads of department of the Council of State and to civil servants of the General Secretariat belonging to a category A body as…

The non-permanent members of the panels of the National Court of Asylum are appointed for a renewable period of three years.For the determination of the order of the table of the members of the corps of administrative magistrates assigned to the court, only the date of appointment in the grade is taken into consideration. In the event of appointment on the same date, precedence is given to the eldest.

Decisions relating to the management and administration of the staff of the National Court of Asylum are taken, subject to the reservations set out in article R. 121-13 of the Code of Administrative Justice, by the Vice-President of the Council of State on the proposal of the President of the Court.The vice-president may, by decree, delegate his powers to the president of the court for management acts that are not…

Each year, before 1 February, the president of the National Court of Asylum sends the vice-president of the Conseil d’Etat an activity report.The president of the court attaches to this report any useful observations on matters of general interest relating to the court’s work.