Pursuant to the Judiciary Organization Act, the Supreme Court of Justice has established forensic medicine institutes in the major or capital cities of the Republic's departments; these are provided with medical staff specializing in forensic medicine and with the equipment needed for the operation of these institutions, which play an important auxiliary role in the criminal justice system through their scientific investigation in criminal cases.
Aux termes de la loi organique relative au pouvoir judiciaire, la Cour suprême dispose d'instituts de médecine légale dans les chefs-lieux des départements de la République.