{"id":190,"date":"2017-01-08T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/?p=190"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:09:44","slug":"lady-justice-bensaoula-chafika-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/lady-justice-bensaoula-chafika-algeria\/","title":{"rendered":"LADY JUSTICE BENSAOULA CHAFIKA &#8211; (VICE-PRESIDENT) &#8211; ALGERIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"190\" class=\"elementor elementor-190\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2126de9b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2126de9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a261ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a261ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jnews-1140x815 size-jnews-1140x815 wp-image-3808\" alt=\"Lady Justice Bensaoula Chafika - Algeria (\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-1536x1400.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hon.-Lady-Justice-Chafika-Bensaoula-2048x1866.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc826a2 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"6bc826a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1808279202\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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She was re-elected in February 2023 for a second term of six years.<\/p><p>Honourable Judge Bensaoula was elected Vice-President of the Court on 2 June 2025 for a 2-year term.<\/p><p>Dr Bensaoula, who is currently advisor to the Council of State and the conflicts tribunal and a lecturer at the National School of Magistracy in Algeria, holds a Doctorate Degree in Public Law.<\/p><p>She has held several key positions in the judiciary and administration of Algeria, including judge of the Criminal Affairs Chambers, judge of the Court of Appeal, member of the Board of Directors of The Institute of Law and Justice in Malta, Inspector of Administrative and Judicial Courts, advisor to the Minister of Justice.<\/p><p>Justice Bensaoula has a number of publications to her credit, including:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Issue of Mediation in Algerian Civil and Administrative Procedure Code.<\/li><li>Conciliation in Administrative\u00a0Matters.<\/li><li>Enforcement of Administrative Judgments by the Administration.<\/li><li>The Use of Audio-Visual Evidence.<\/li><\/ul><p>Justice Bensaoula speaks Arabic, English, and French.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-18082792022\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-18082792022\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4e26dbee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e26dbee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321ca11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"321ca11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <style>\n    \/* clean, static styles \u2014 no JS, no dynamic behavior *\/\n    .card {\n      display: flex;\n      background-color: #fff;\n      border-left: 6px solid #96213a;\n      border-radius: 12px;\n      box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n      overflow: hidden;\n      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\n      max-width: 720px;\n      font-family: system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\n    }\n\n    .card img {\n      width: 140px;\n      height: 140px;\n      object-fit: cover;\n      border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\n      display: block;\n    }\n\n    .card-content {\n      padding: 1rem;\n      flex: 1;\n    }\n\n    \/* hover effect only for visual feedback \u2014 no JS involved *\/\n    .card:hover {\n      background-color: #f8f9fa;\n      transition: background-color 0.2s ease;\n    }\n\n    .name {\n      font-size: 1.2rem;\n      font-weight: bold;\n      color: #96213a;\n      \/* plain text \u2014 no onclick, no cursor pointer manipulation via JS *\/\n    }\n\n    .country {\n      font-size: 1rem;\n      color: #02754b;\n      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n    }\n\n    .terms {\n      font-size: 0.95rem;\n      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n    }\n\n    .role {\n      font-size: 0.9rem;\n      padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;\n      border-radius: 6px;\n      display: inline-block;\n      margin-top: 0.4rem;\n      margin-right: 0.5rem;\n      color: #fff;\n    }\n\n    .role-president {\n      background-color: #96213a;\n    }\n\n    .role-vp {\n      background-color: #02754b;\n    }\n\n    .label {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      color: #2c3e2f;\n    }\n\n    .elections-info {\n      margin-top: 0.5rem;\n      line-height: 1.4;\n    }\n\n    .election-date, .reelection-date {\n      color: #02754b;\n      font-weight: 500;\n    }\n\n    \/* optional spacing *\/\n    .terms div {\n      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n\n  <div class=\"card\">\n   \n   \n    <div class=\"card-content\">\n      <!-- name: static text, no onclick, no cursor modification from JS -->\n      <div class=\"name\">Justice Chafika Bensaoula (Vice-President)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"country\">Algeria<\/div>\n      <div class=\"terms\">\n        <div><span class=\"label\">1st Term:<\/span> March 2017 \u2013 February 2023<\/div>\n        <div><span class=\"label\">2nd Term:<\/span> February 2023 \u2013 February 2029<\/div>\n        <!-- elections info section: displayed because both Election and Reelection have values -->\n        <div class=\"elections-info\">\n          <span class=\"label\" style=\"color:#3A3A3A; 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