TITLE VII

THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

Article 89: The judicial branch shall be independent of the legislative branch and the executive branch. The President of the Republic shall be the guarantor of the independence of the magistrature. He shall be assisted by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, which he shall preside over. An organic law shall determine the status of the magistrature, its composition, and the functioning and the prerogatives of the Superior Council of the Magistrature.

Article 90: A judge shall obey only the law. In the exercise of his duties, he shall be protected against all forms of pressure of a nature to impair his free will.

Article 91: No one may be detained arbitrarily. The judicial branch, the guardian of individual liberty, shall be responsible for respecting this principle under the conditions established by law.