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Article 136 The High Court of Justice is composed of eleven members of which: 1° the First President of the Supreme Court, President, substituted as of plain right, in the case of impediment, by the President of the Court of Cassation; 2° two Presidents of Chamber of the Court of Cassation, and two substitutes, proposed by the General Assembly of that Court; 3° two first Presidents of Court of Appeal, and two substitutes, proposed by the First President of the Supreme Court; 4° two titular Deputies and two substitute Deputies elected at the beginning of the legislature by the National Assembly; 5° two titular Senators and two substitute Senators, elected at the beginning of the legislature by the Senate; 6° two titular members and two substitute members from the High Council for the Defense of Democracy and the State of law. The Public Ministry is represented by the Procurator General of the Supreme Court assisted by one or more members of his Office of General Prosecution. In the case of impediment of the Procurator General, he is substituted by the Procurator General of the Court of Cassation. The head clerk of the Supreme Court is, of right, clerk of the High Court of Justice. He holds the pen. In the case of impediment, he is replaced by the head clerk of the Court of Cassation. The organization and the procedure to follow before the High Court of Justice are established by an organic law. Madagascar 2010 Page 31 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 31 Oct 2013, 18:43 TITLE IV OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS