Concours Direct de Recrutement d'Auditeurs de Justice — Magistrature (Mali)

Under Article 55 of Mali's Code of Civil, Commercial and Social Procedure (CPCCS), which information must an assignation include in addition to the mentions required for an enforcement officer's act?

• AOnly the hearing date and the claimant's requested amount
• BThe court, the object and factual and legal grounds of the claim, a warning about non-app…
• CThe judge's proposed ruling and the defendant's anticipated defenses
• DA certificate that mediation has succeeded and no dispute remains

A defendant intends to raise lack of jurisdiction and a procedural nullity. When must procedural exceptions ordinarily be raised under Article 80 CPCCS?

• AOne at a time whenever strategically useful during trial
• BOnly after a defense on the merits has been filed
• CSimultaneously and before any defense on the merits or fin de non-recevoir
• DFor the first time in cassation after judgment

Which comparison correctly distinguishes a vice de forme from an irrégularité de fond under Articles 110 and 115 CPCCS?

• AA form defect requires an express nullity or substantial/public-order formality plus prov…
• BEvery form defect is automatically null, while a substantive defect always requires proof…
• CBoth types require an express statutory nullity and proof of prejudice
• DNeither type can be regularized before the judge rules

A serious dispute exists over the merits, but immediate action is needed to stop a manifestly unlawful nuisance. What power does Article 491 CPCCS give the juge des référés?

• ANo power, because any serious dispute removes all référé jurisdiction
• BPower to issue a final merits judgment with res judicata on the principal claim
• CPower only to award a final unliquidated damages judgment
• DPower to order necessary conservatory or restorative measures despite the serious dispute

How does Article 111-1 of Mali's 2024 Penal Code classify criminal offenses by gravity?

• AFelonies and misdemeanors only
• BPublic offenses, private offenses, and disciplinary faults
• CNational, regional, and local offenses
• DCrimes, délits, and contraventions

Under Article 121-5 of the 2024 Penal Code, when is an attempt constituted?

• AAs soon as a person privately forms a criminal intention
• BWhen a commencement of execution is suspended or fails only because of circumstances inde…
• CWhenever tools are purchased, even if execution never begins
• DOnly when the completed offense causes measurable damage

What is the ordinary maximum garde à vue period under Article 113 of Mali's 2024 Code of Criminal Procedure?

• AForty-eight hours, with a possible further period of at most twenty-four hours on written…
• BTwenty-four hours, renewable twice on an investigator's oral decision
• CForty-eight hours, automatically renewable for another forty-eight hours
• DSeventy-two hours with no judicial or prosecutorial control

Which statement accurately describes access to an advocate during garde à vue under Articles 119 and 120 of the 2024 Code of Criminal Procedure?

• AThe detained person may consult counsel only after the first forty-eight hours
• BCounsel may speak by telephone but may not attend investigative acts
• CFrom the beginning, the person may request an advocate; counsel may communicate confident…
• DCounsel may attend only after filing a formal letter of appearance approved by the prosec…

Who is a commerçant under Article 2 of the OHADA Uniform Act on General Commercial Law (AUDCG)?

• AEvery person registered for any tax
• BEvery director of a nonprofit association
• CA person who performs acts of commerce and makes them a habitual profession
• DAny owner who occasionally sells a personal asset

For an OHADA professional lease of indefinite duration, what notice does Article 101 AUDCG require from a party seeking termination?

• AAt least one month by any informal message
• BAt least six months by extrajudicial act or another written means that permits proof of r…
• CExactly twelve months by a notarized deed
• DNo notice if rent has always been paid on time

A Malian statute conflicts with an OHADA Uniform Act on the same business-law issue. What result follows from Article 10 of the revised OHADA Treaty?

• AThe national statute always prevails because it was adopted by Mali
• BThe later-enacted text prevails regardless of source
• CThe conflict is suspended until every OHADA State adopts a domestic implementing act
• DThe Uniform Act is directly applicable and obligatory notwithstanding contrary earlier or…

Which description captures a fin de non-recevoir under Articles 118 to 121 CPCCS?

• AA defense asking the court to declare a claim inadmissible without reaching the merits, s…
• BA request to suspend the case only until a missing exhibit is copied
• CA counterclaim seeking affirmative relief against the original claimant
• DAn appeal asking a higher court to retry every factual issue

Which relationship meets Article 1 of Mali's Labour Code definition of a worker?

• AA person places professional activity, for remuneration, under another person's direction…
• BA volunteer independently performs occasional services without remuneration or direction
• CA magistrate exercises statutory judicial functions under the judicial corps
• DA customer buys a completed service without directing how the provider works

An employer and employee orally agree that employment will end after one year, but create no writing. What presumption follows from Article 21 of Mali's Labour Code?

• AThe oral fixed term is fully enforceable if two witnesses heard it
• BThe contract is presumed to be for an indefinite duration
• CThe contract is void and no wages are owed for work performed
• DThe Labour Inspector selects a new fixed term

What maternity-leave period does Article 179 of Mali's Labour Code provide?

• ATwelve weeks, divided equally before and after birth
• BSixteen weeks beginning eight weeks before birth
• CFourteen weeks beginning six weeks before the expected birth and ending eight weeks after…
• DEight weeks beginning only on the date of birth

A defendant was personally served, the judgment is appealable, and the defendant does not appear. How is the decision classified under Article 480 CPCCS?

• AA judgment by default, open only to opposition
• BA deemed adversarial judgment, challenged through the remedies available against adversar…
• CA consent judgment because personal service implies agreement
• DA void judgment because a court can never decide in the defendant's absence

Which court is expressly part of Mali's current judicial organization under Loi n°2024-030?

• AA separate Conseil d'Etat exercising all administrative cassation
• BA Cour administrative d'Appel
• CA Cour d'Assises retained as the ordinary criminal trial court
• DA separate national tax court outside the listed court structure

How does Article 15 of the 2024 Statut de la Magistrature describe first-instance and appellate prosecutors?

• AThey are administratively independent from every hierarchy and executive authority
• BThey are elected by the local Bar and may not speak at hearings
• CThey are under hierarchical direction and the Justice Minister's authority, while retaini…
• DThey report only to the President of the Constitutional Court

What professional formation follows successful recruitment as an Auditeur de Justice under Article 28 of the current magistracy statute?

• ATwo years at the Institut national de Formation judiciaire through appropriate teaching a…
• BSix months of distance study without any placement
• CThree years of unsupervised judging with full delegated powers
• DA one-year internship administered solely by the Bar

Absent a special rule or an interrupting investigative or prosecutorial act, what are the ordinary limitation periods for public prosecution under Articles 17 and 19 of the 2024 Code of Criminal Procedure?

• ATen years for crimes and three years for délits
• BTwenty years for crimes and ten years for délits
• CFifteen years for crimes and seven years for délits
• DThirty years for crimes and five years for délits

What language arrangement does Article 31 of Mali's 2023 Constitution establish?

• AFrench is the sole official language and national languages have no legal status
• BEvery foreign language used in commerce is automatically official
• CNational languages are official languages, while French is a working language and the Sta…
• DOnly one national language may be designated official by decree

According to Article 37 of Mali's 2023 Constitution, where does national sovereignty reside and how is it exercised?

• AIn the Government, exercised exclusively through ministerial decrees
• BIn the People, exercised through elected representatives by direct or indirect universal…
• CIn the armed forces, exercised through security regulations
• DIn regional governors, exercised through customary delegation

Which statement reflects Articles 129 to 132 of Mali's 2023 Constitution?

• AThe judiciary is independent of the executive and legislature, guards constitutional free…
• BThe judiciary forms a department of the executive and applies ministerial instructions in…
• COnly the Supreme Court belongs to the judicial power
• DJudicial decisions may rest on policy preference instead of impartial application of law

What special safeguard governs a search of an advocate's office or home under Article 195 of Mali's 2024 Code of Criminal Procedure?

• AAny police officer may search alone after giving the advocate oral notice
• BThe prosecutor may delegate the search to the complainant's lawyer
• CThe search is categorically prohibited even under judicial authority
• DA magistrate designated by the Tribunal President conducts it at the investigating judge'…