Grievance or complaint to the National Council for the Judiciary
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The law gives litigants the possibility of referring the following directly to the National Council for the Judiciary:
- complaints about the functioning of the justice system; or
- complaints in cases where they consider that the conduct of a member of the judiciary in the performance of their duties constitutes disciplinary misconduct.
Who is concerned
Anyone wishing to address a complaint to the National Council for the Judiciary concerning the functioning of the justice system or a disciplinary complaint against a member of the judiciary.
Prerequisites
- Complaint concerning the functioning of the justice system
- Disciplinary complaint against a magistrate
You have noticed a dysfunction in the justice system during the course of a legal procedure.
Your complaint is not admissible if:
- it concerns the content of a court decision;
- it has a subject that you can address by exercising ordinary or extraordinary means of redress;
- it has already been processed and contains no new elements.
You are of the opinion that the conduct adopted by a magistrate during legal proceedings concerning you is contrary to ethical principles and could be the subject of disciplinary proceedings.
Your complaint is not admissible if:
- it is against a magistrate of the public prosecutor's office (a public prosecutor, for example) when the public prosecutor's office to which they belong is still in charge of the proceedings;
- it is directed against a judge who is still in charge of the proceedings;
- it has been submitted more than a year after an irrevocable decision that puts an end to the proceedings.
How to proceed
You can fill in the grievance/complaint form online (see 'Online services and forms'). You must then sign it electronically or by hand and send it to the National Council for the Judiciary:
- by email to contact@cnj.lu (for electronically signed forms); or
- by post to the following address (for paper forms):
Conseil national de la justice
Cité judiciaire (bâtiment BC)
Plateau du Saint-Esprit
L-2080 Luxembourg.
- Complaint concerning the functioning of the justice system
- Disciplinary complaint against a magistrate
Your complaint must contain:
- your identity, address and signature; and
- a summary of the alleged facts and grievances.
Your complaint must contain:
- your identity, address and signature;
- a summary of the alleged facts and grievances; and
- the details that enable the procedure in question to be identified.
A complaint is not a supplementary means of redress. It does not allow you to challenge the court decisions themselves.
Online services and forms
Online services
Who to contact
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National Council for the Judiciary (CNJ)
- Address:
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Cité judiciaire (bâtiment BC) - Plateau du Saint-Esprit
Luxembourg
L-2080 Luxembourg
- Email address:
- contact@cnj.lu
Related procedures and links
Links
Legal references
portant organisation du Conseil national de la justice et modification de la loi modifiée du 25 mars 2015 fixant le régime des traitements et les conditions et modalités d’avancement des fonctionnaires de l’État
