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Sustainable Development
Monaco's international commitment to the Environment and Sustainable Development Monaco commits to sustainable development through the RIO+20 objectivesUnder the constant and active impetus of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, the Monegasque Government is implementing the Head of State's wish for Monaco to live up...
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International Tax Compliance
Maintaining economic development of Monaco while respecting international regulations.
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The Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights
The Council of EuropeMonaco became the 46th member State of the Council of Europe on 5 October 2004. Set up in 1949 in the aftermath of World War II, the Council of Europe’s headquartered is located in Strasbourg. It is the oldest and the leading human rights organisation in Europe.It is completely different from t...
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Government & Institutions
Legimonaco
The Légimonaco website is the public interface of government policy to disseminate Monegasque law (click here to access the Légimonaco’s website ).On the site, you can find the eight Monegasque legal codes, including the most recent, the Code of the Sea , as well as the major legislative texts and consolidated regu...
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Government & Institutions
Journal de Monaco
The Journal de Monaco, established by the Constitution of 17 December 1962 has now become the official journal for the publication of Monegasque legislation and regulations. It is published in paper and electronic format every Friday (except official holidays).The Journal de Monaco website provides access to all of...
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Government & Institutions
Law and Legislation
Monegasque law was originally a statutory legal system based on the Roman tradition. In its modern history, its development has achieved a balance between the influence of statutory law and the judicial creation of case law.Monegasque legislation has always been shaped by its Sovereigns, who have continuously demons...
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Government & Institutions
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Isabelle BERRO AMADEI,Minister of Foreign Affairs and CooperationBorn on 24 October 1965Nationality: MonegasqueMarried with 1 childEducation and career 1984 - 1987:Law studies at the University of Nice University diploma (DEUG) in Law at the University of Nice Bachelor’s degree in Law at the Unive...
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Government & Institutions
Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development
Ms Céline Caron-Dagioni:Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban DevelopmentPostgraduate Diploma (DESS) in International Trade (major in Franco-British Trade), University School of Management (IAE) Lille/University of Lille1. Master of Science in European Management Strategy, Business School of Staffordsh...
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Minister of Health and Social Affairs
Mr. Christophe ROBINO:Minister of Health and Social Affairs...
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Le Conseiller de Gouvernement - Ministre des Finances et de l'Économie
Pierre-André Chiappori: Minister of Finance and EconomyEducation1974: Admission to the Ecole normale supérieure and the Ecole polytechnique1974 - 79: Student, Ecole normale supérieure1975: Master's degree in mathematics, Université Paris 71976: DEA in Statistics, University of Paris VI1977: Agrégation in Mathematics...
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The Minister of Interior
Mr Lionel Beffre: The Minister of Interior
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Specialised Courts and Judges
In Monaco, specialised courts and judges intervene exclusively in the fields of economic and social relationships. Their originality lies in the fact that they bring together individuals subject to appear before court with professional judges, in order to settle various disputes in the best possible way, particularl...
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The Officers of the Law
This category includes three very distinct professions, whose roles are defined by the current legislation: lawyers, notaries and bailiffs.Avocat-défenseurs (defence lawyers), avocats (lawyers) and avocats-stagiaires (junior lawyers)The status of avocat-défenseurs, lawyers and junior lawyers is governed by Act No. 1...
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Government & Institutions
The Supreme court
BackgroundFrom a historical point of view, the Monaco Supreme Court holds a very important place as it was established by the Constitution of 5 January 1911.It is thanks to this Constitution, adopted by the Sovereign Prince Albert I and drawn up by renowned French and international jurists (Louis Renault, André Weis...
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Government & Institutions
The Criminal Court
JurisdictionThe Criminal Court is not a permanent jurisdiction. As its name indicates, it has the power to try criminal offences by law.In addition to offences classified as crimes, the Criminal Court is also competent to judge criminal offences committed by minors with the participation of an adult.Since the abolit...
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Government & Institutions
The Court of First Instance
JurisdictionThe Court of First Instance is a collegiate court that hears civil (Court of First Instance) and criminal cases (Correctional Court).All of the judges sitting on the Court of First Instance are therefore competent to hear both civil and criminal cases.The tribunals of the Principality exercise jurisdicti...
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The Public Prosecution Department
The Public Prosecution Department of the Principality of Monaco has the particularity of being the single Public Prosecution Department for all of the Monegasque courts, before which the Public Prosecution Department is represented, which is where its French name ‘Parquet Général’ (meaning General Public Prosecution...
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Government & Institutions
The Justice of the Peace
RoleThe Justice of the Peacesits alone and constitutes a court of first instance. As his title suggests, his main duty in civil matters is to reconcile parties, as far as is possible, and to rule on disputes with a value no higher than a specified amount, currently set at € 4,600. In criminal matters, he presides ov...
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The Court of Revision
JurisdictionThe Court of Revision is the highest level of the Monegasque judicial system.Except in cases where the law stipulates otherwise, the Court of Revision rules on all matters concerning breaches of the law, and on appeals lodged against any last resort decision or final judgment of the court.The Court of Re...
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The Court of Appeal
JurisdictionThe Court of Appeal constitutes the second level of the judiciary in civil, criminal, commercial and administrative matters.Organisation and operationThe Court is composed of a First President, a Vice-President, and a maximum of two advisers.It rules on all matters in a composition of no less than three...
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