http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/be-002176
has or had agent name: Court of Cassation
finding aids: Court of Cassation judgments: [here](https://justitie.belgium.be/nl/rechterlijke_orde/hoven_en_rechtbanken/hof_van_cassatie/documenten/arresten_van_cassatie)
agent has or had location: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/be-002176/locations/1
sources: Gewillig België
general context: The Court of Cassation is the highest court. It rules on the legality of judicial decisions. It does not rule on facts. An appeal in cassation is a special procedure.
sources: hof-van-cassatie
type: Institution
opening hours: The Court Registry is open to the public all working days from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Art. 1 R.D. of August 10, 2001). The prosecutor's office can be reached by telephone all working days from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. If the Court pronounces judgment after the Registry's opening hours, the parties or their counsel may request the public prosecutor's office to be notified of the content of the judgment by the sitting magistrate of the public prosecutor's office before 5 pm. https://justitie.belgium.be/nl/rechterlijke_orde/hoven_en_rechtbanken/hof_van_cassatie/informatie_over_het_hof/contact_hof_van_cassatie
name: Hof van Cassatie / Cour de Cassation