Council of State

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A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction.[1] It may be the formal name for the cabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a head of state.[2] In some countries it functions as a supreme administrative court[3] and is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a privy council.[4][5]

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  • Belgium Belgian Council of State is a judicial and advisory body that assists the executive with obligatory legal advice on each draft law and is the supreme court for administrative justice
  • China Chinese State Council is the country's highest administrative body
  • Colombia Colombian Council of State
  • Cuba Cuban Council of State
  • Denmark Danish Council of State is similar to a privy council with a largely ceremonial role
  • Netherlands Dutch Council of State is an advisory body that consists of one or two members of the royal family and other members appointed by the Crown
  • East Timor East Timorese Council of State is the political advisory body of the President of East Timor
  • Egypt
  • Finland Finnish Government is literally referred to as council of state in Finnish (valtioneuvosto) and Swedish (statsrådet)
  • France French Council of State is a judicial and advisory body. It assists the executive with legal advice and is the supreme court for administrative justice
  • Ghana Ghanaian Council of State advises the President of Ghana in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers
  • Greece Greek Council of State is the supreme administrative court of Greece and also examines all presidential decrees before they are issued
  • Republic of Ireland Irish Council of State advises the President of Ireland in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers
  • Italy Italian Council of State is a legal and administrative consultative body that ensures the legality of public administration.
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg Council of State
  • Nigeria Nigerian Council of State
  • North Carolina North Carolina Council of State
  • Norway Norwegian Council of State
  • Spain Spanish Council of State
  • Philippines Philippine Council of State
  • Portugal Portuguese Council of State is an advisory body of the President of the Republic
  • Thailand advises the executive branch on legal matters and until the establishment of the administrative courts in 1999, it also served as the supreme administrative court
  • Turkey Turkish Council of State is the supreme court for administrative justice

Defunct[]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Definition of COUNCIL OF STATE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. ^ "Head of state". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. ^ "Österreichischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof - English Information". www.vwgh.gv.at. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ^ "Council of State | Indian government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. ^ "Signing into eresources, The University of Sydney Library". login.ezproxy1.library.usyd.edu.au. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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