(2) The Constitutional Court shall have criminal jurisdiction over the President of the Republic and the First Vice President in accordance with Article 60 (2) herein, it shall also have criminal jurisdiction over the Vice President, the Speakers of the National Legislature and the Justices of the National Supreme Court and Southern Sudan Supreme Court. CHAPTER II THE NATIONAL JUDICIARY The National Judicial Authority 123 (1) The National judicial authority in the Republic of the Sudan shall be vested in the National Judiciary. (2) The National Judiciary shall be independent of the Legislature and the Executive, with the necessary financial and administrative independence. (3) The National Judiciary shall have judicial competence to adjudicate on disputes and render judgments in accordance with the law. (4) The Chief Justice of the Republic of the Sudan, who is the head of the National Judiciary and the President of the National Supreme Court, shall be answerable to the President of the Republic for the administration of the National Judiciary. (5) All organs and institutions of the State shall execute the judgments and orders of the courts. The Structures of the National Judiciary 124 The National Judiciary shall be structured as follows: (a) The National Supreme Court, (b) National Courts of Appeal, (c) Other national courts. The National Supreme Court 125 (1) The National Supreme Court shall: (a) be a court of cassation and review in respect of any criminal, civil and administrative matters arising out of, or under national laws, or personal matters, 48

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