The judicial system of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) was greatly influenced by its time as a French colony.
[3] The High Court of Justice has non-permanent jurisdiction to judge members of the government over offenses that they may have committed violating penal code while in office.
Correctional tribunals consist of a president, an investigating judge, and a deputy prosecutor of the republic.
[8] Ivory Coast has nine courts of first instance in Abidjan, Yopougon, Bouaké, Bouaflé, Daloa, Man, Abengourou, Korhogo, and Ganoa.
The justice of peace courts have original jurisdiction to hear minor civil and criminal cases.
According to the Human Rights Watch 2018 World Report, the system is slowly being strengthened.
The report also criticized what it called "fundamental problems," however, including the lack of judicial independence and an excessive use of pretrial detention, especially in cases involving political figures.