CONSTIFPP.DOC 1999] 2/7/01 10:40 PM CONSTITUTION OF ERITREA 541 his Office. Article 47 - Ministerial Accountability 1. 2. All cabinet ministers shall be accountable: a. individually to the President for the administration of their own ministries; and b. collectively to the National Assembly, through the President, for the administration of the work of the Cabinet. The National Assembly or its committees may, through the Office of the President, summon any minister to appear before them to question him concerning the operation of his ministry. CHAPTER VI: THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE Article 48 - The Judiciary 1. 2. 3. 4. The judicial power shall be vested in a Supreme Court and in such other lower courts as shall be established by law and shall be exercised in the name of the people pursuant to this Constitution and laws issued thereunder. In exercising the judicial power, courts shall be free from the direction and control of any person or authority. Judges shall be subject only to the law, to a judicial code of conduct determined by law and to their conscience. A judge shall not be liable to any suit for any act in the course of exercising his judicial function. All organs of the State shall accord to the courts such assistance as they may require to protect their independence and dignity so that they may exercise their judicial power appropriately and effectively pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution and laws issued thereunder. Article 49 - The Supreme Court 1. 2. The Supreme Court shall be the court of last resort; and shall be presided over by the Chief Justice. The Supreme Court shall have: