10) manage the activities of government agencies, state-owned enterprises and organizations;
have the right to cancel legal acts of ministries and departments, as well as local
executive authorities;
11) address other issues referred to its competence by the Constitution, laws and other
normative legal acts of Turkmenistan.
Article 95. Law shall determine the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers, the procedure for its
activities, and relations with other state authorities.
CHAPTER V. JUDICIAL POWER
Article 96. The judicial power in Turkmenistan shall belong solely to the courts.
The judicial power shall be designed to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens, state and
public interests protected by law.
Article 97. The Supreme Court of Turkmenistan and other courts stipulated by law shall
exercise the judicial power in Turkmenistan.
The establishment of extraordinary courts and other structures endowed with the powers of
the court shall not be allowed.
Article 98. Judges shall be independent; they shall obey only the Constitution and the law.
Interference in the activities of judges, from anyone’s side shall be unacceptable and entail
liability established by law.
Article 99. Law shall guarantee the inviolability of judges.
Article 100. Judges shall be appointed to the office and dismissed from offices by the
President of Turkmenistan. Law shall determine the procedure of appointment of judges to
the office and their dismissal from offices.
Article 101. Judges cannot hold any other paid position other than teaching, creative and
research activities.
Article 102. Cases in courts shall be considered collectively and in cases stipulated by law by a single judge.
Article 103. The proceedings in the courts shall be open. The hearing of the case in a closed
session shall be allowed only in cases stipulated by law, in compliance with all the rules of
legal proceedings.