Editing Politics of Tunisia (section)

===Judicial branch===
The Tunisian legal system is based on [[French civil law]] system. Some judicial review of legislative acts takes place in the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]] in joint session. The judiciary is independent, although the Supreme Judicial Council is chaired by the president of the republic.

The [[Tunisian Order of Lawyers]] is a non-profit [[bar association]]. All Tunisian lawyers are members of the Order, which does not have any political affiliations.

The Constitution of 2014 provides for a newly constituted [[Constitutional Court (Tunisia)|Constitutional Court]]. It consists of 12 members, each of whom must have 20 years' experience in order to serve for a single term of nine years. Two thirds are specialized in law. The president of the republic, the president of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and the Supreme Judicial Council each propose four candidates; the Assembly of the Representatives of the People approves nominations with a three-fifths majority. The Constitutional Court appoints its own president and vice president, both specialized in law.<ref>{{cite constitution| article = 118| section = 5 |polity=Tunisia |date=2014 |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Tunisia_2014#s450}}</ref>