 Albanian law is codified and based on the French law.It is governed by the High Council of Justice "(Këshilli i Lartë i Drejtësisë)", and its management is aided by the office of the President of Albania, the Ministry of Justice, and the various courts chairpersons.The judiciary is defined under the Constitution "(Kushtetuta)" and Law with a hierarchical structure, with the Constitutional Court "(Gjykata Kushtetuese)" and the Supreme Court "(Gjykata e Lartë)" at the apex.