Council of State




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



Modern




  • 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


  • Chinese State Council is the country's highest administrative body

  • Colombian Council of State

  • Cuban Council of State


  • Danish Council of State is similar to a privy council with a largely ceremonial role


  • 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

  • Egyptian Council of State


  • Finnish Government is literally referred to as council of state in Finnish (valtioneuvosto) and Swedish (statsrådet)


  • 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


  • Ghanaian Council of State advises the President of Ghana in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers


  • Greek Council of State is the supreme administrative court of Greece and also examines all presidential decrees before they are issued


  • Irish Council of State advises the President of Ireland in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers


  • Italian Council of State is a legal and administrative consultative body that ensures the legality of public administration.

  • Luxembourg Council of State

  • Nigerian Council of State

  • North Carolina Council of State

  • Norwegian Council of State

  • Philippine Council of State


  • Portuguese Council of State is an advisory body of the President of the Republic


  • Thai Council of State 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


  • Turkish Council of State is the supreme court for administrative justice



Defunct




  • Brazilian Empire's Council of State (1822–1889)


  • Chilean Council of State (1976–1980)


  • English Council of State (1649–1660)


  • German Democratic Republic's State Council (1960–1990)


  • Indian Council of State (1919–1947)


  • Israeli Provisional State Council (1948–1949)


  • Japanese Great Council of State (689–1885)


  • Liberian Council of State was an interim governing body in the mid-1990s


  • Manchukuon General Affairs State Council (1934–1945)


  • Ottoman Council of State [tr] (1868-1922)


  • Polish Kingdom's Council of State (1815-1915) and Polish Council of State (1947–1989)


  • Romanian State Council (1961–1989)


  • Siamese Supreme Council of State (1925–1932)


  • Spanish Council of State (1522–1834)


  • Swedish Council of State (1809–1974)


  • Vietnamese Council of State (1980–1992)



See also



  • Council of State Governments

  • State Council

  • Council of Ministers








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