Politics and governance

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Belgium at a glance

Belgium - Wetgevende macht - 3 takken: de koning, de kamer en de senaat

Belgium - Uitvoerende macht - ministers en staatssecretarissen - Belgische federale en andere regeringen - bijgestaan door Openbare Diensten (FOD's en POD's)

Prime Minister and related

Health, Social Security, Employment, Retirement

Education (FOD Onderwijs does no longer exist - regional matter)

Finance, Economy, Mobility

Internal Affairs

Police

External Affairs

Defence

Belgium - Rechterlijke macht

Structure

The Judicial Code governs the organisation of the courts and tribunals of the Belgian judiciary, their jurisdiction, as well as the applicable rules of civil procedure. Three pillars:

Pillar 1 Courts of Law

Pillar 2 Cassation

Pillar 3 Prosecution

Belgium - Code of Law

The laws in Belgium are codified. Most of them are based on the civil laws from the code Napoleon, which has been modified to suit the spirit of modern times and customs of the country, and adapted from French. They have been adjusted in accordance with the Belgian laws. Large databases among the codes have more than thousands of laws.

There are five major codes, Other than the five major codes, a variety of special codes related to military objects, patents, railways, shipping, etc.

In Belgium, a jurisprudence administered by the courts exists in order to interpret the law, but no jurisprudence can prevail against an article of the code.[2] A judgement is never quoted before Belgian Court with the object of requiring the Court to state that such judgement should be considered as the law of the land, but it may be quoted simply as a basis for interpreting or explaining a law.

Belgium - Other info

Belgium - actors

Selective entities

Belgium - parties and politics

Belgium - people and initiatives

Belgium - accountancy and auditing

EU.BE - Vlaanderen, Wallonie, Brussel