Supreme Court of Iran

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The Supreme Court of Iran is the highest judicial authority in the country, responsible for ensuring uniform application of law and overseeing lower courts within Iran’s legal system.

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Label Occurrences
Supreme Court of Iran canonical 4

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court
judicial body
supreme court
appliesLawType Islamic (Sharia-based) law as codified in Iran
statutory law of Iran
appointmentOfChiefJusticeBy Supreme Leader of Iran
canReview final judgments of lower courts under specified conditions
constitutionalStatus highest court in the judicial hierarchy of Iran
country Iran
function disciplines judges in certain cases
ensures consistency of judicial decisions
hears appeals on points of law
supervises proper implementation of laws by courts
governmentBranch judicial branch of Iran
hasAuthorityOver appeals courts of Iran
provincial courts of Iran
headOfCourtTitle Chief Justice of Iran
jurisdiction Iran
languageOfProceedings Persian
legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
legalSystem judicial branch of Iran
surface form: Islamic legal system of Iran
locationCountry Iran
oversees uniform enforcement of civil law in Iran
uniform enforcement of criminal law in Iran
partOf judicial branch of Iran
surface form: Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran
role court of last resort in Iran
ensures uniform application of law
highest judicial authority in Iran
interprets laws of Iran
oversees lower courts
reviews decisions of lower courts
state Iran
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Iran hasJudicialBody Supreme Court of Iran
Chief Justice of Iran hasJurisdictionOver Supreme Court of Iran
judicial branch of Iran mainBody Supreme Court of Iran
judicial branch of Iran hasCourtLevel Supreme Court of Iran