Burkina Faso’s Constitution of 1991 with Amendments through 2012

Judicial Independence

 
Article 129. The judicial power is independent. Article 131. The President of Faso is the guarantor of the independence of the judicial power. […]
 

Judicial Council or Parallel Institution

 
Article 131. The President of Faso is the guarantor of the independence of the judicial power. He is assisted by the Superior Council of the Magistrature. Article 132. The President of Faso is the President of the Superior Council of the Magistrature. The Guardian of the Scales, the Minister of Justice, is the first vice president and the first President of the Court of Cassation is the second vice president.