National Court of Justice of Ecuador

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The National Court of Justice of Ecuador is the country’s supreme judicial body, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice and ensuring the uniform interpretation of national law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body
supreme court
abbreviation CNJ
appointmentProcess judges selected by the Council of the Judiciary
branchOf judicial branch of Ecuador
surface form: Judicial Branch of Ecuador
capitalJurisdiction Quito
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ecuador
country Ecuador
decidesOn cassation appeals
conflicts of jurisdiction between lower courts
extraordinary appeals
interpretation of national law
ensures uniform application of Ecuadorian law
establishedBy Constitution of Ecuador
surface form: 2008 Constitution of Ecuador
governingBody Plenary of the National Court of Justice
governmentBranch Judicial branch of government of Ecuador
hasChambers civil and commercial chamber
contentious-administrative chamber
criminal chamber
juvenile courts
surface form: family, childhood and adolescence chamber

labor chamber
tax chamber
hasNumberOfJudges 21
headTitle President of the National Court of Justice
highestCourtFor ordinary justice in Ecuador
interprets national legislation of Ecuador
judgesRenewalRule one third renewed every three years
judgesTermLength 9 years
jurisdiction Ecuador
legalAuthorityFrom Constitution of Ecuador
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Ecuador
Pichincha Province
Quito
nativeName Corte Nacional de Justicia
officialLanguage Spanish
oversees provincial courts of justice of Ecuador
partOf Ecuador
surface form: State of Ecuador
replaced National Court of Justice of Ecuador self-linksurface differs
surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Ecuador
role court of last resort in Ecuador
ensures uniform interpretation of national law
oversees administration of justice in Ecuador
supreme judicial body of Ecuador
supervises performance of lower courts in Ecuador
typeOfCourt court of cassation
websiteLanguage Spanish

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Government of Ecuador highestCourt National Court of Justice of Ecuador
judicial branch of Ecuador alsoKnownAs National Court of Justice of Ecuador
this entity surface form: Función Judicial del Ecuador
judicial branch of Ecuador includes National Court of Justice of Ecuador
National Court of Justice of Ecuador replaced National Court of Justice of Ecuador self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Ecuador