Judicial Branch of Argentina

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The Judicial Branch of Argentina is the independent arm of the national government responsible for interpreting the constitution, administering justice, and overseeing the country’s court system, including the Supreme Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judicial branch
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Argentina
surface form: Poder Judicial de la Nación

Judicial Branch of Argentina
surface form: Poder Judicial de la República Argentina
appointmentProcessInvolves Council of the Magistracy of the Nation
President of Argentina
Senate of Argentina
canDeclare executive acts unconstitutional
laws unconstitutional
canExercise judicial review
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Argentina
country Argentina
fundedBy national budget of Argentina
hasComponent Council of the Magistracy of the Nation
National Electoral Chamber of Argentina
Office of the Public Defender of Argentina
Public Prosecutor’s Office of Argentina
Supreme Court of Argentina
federal appellate courts of Argentina
federal first‑instance courts of Argentina
surface form: federal civil and commercial courts of Argentina

federal contentious‑administrative courts of Argentina
federal criminal courts of Argentina
federal first‑instance courts of Argentina
Labour Courts
surface form: federal labor courts of Argentina

federal social security courts of Argentina
lower federal courts of Argentina
hasJurisdiction Argentina
headCourt Supreme Court of Argentina
includesLevel Corte Suprema
surface form: Supreme Court

courts of appeal
first‑instance courts
independenceGuaranteedBy Constitution of Argentina
judgeAppointmentMethod presidential nomination with Senate approval for federal judges
judgeTenure life tenure until mandatory retirement age
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalSystem civil law system
mandatoryRetirementAge 75 years for federal judges
oversees lower federal courts of Argentina
surface form: federal judiciary of Argentina

national courts seated in Buenos Aires
partOf Government of Argentina
role administer justice
ensure separation of powers
interpret the Constitution of Argentina
oversee the national court system
protect constitutional rights and guarantees
review constitutionality of laws and acts
separateFrom Executive Branch of Argentina
National Congress of Argentina
surface form: Legislative Branch of Argentina
supremeAppealBodyFor constitutional cases in Argentina
federal cases in Argentina

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Government of Argentina hasBranch Judicial Branch of Argentina
Government of Argentina judicialBody Judicial Branch of Argentina
this entity surface form: Judiciary of Argentina
Supreme Court of Argentina memberOf Judicial Branch of Argentina
this entity surface form: Judiciary of Argentina
Executive Branch of Argentina coequalWith Judicial Branch of Argentina
Judicial Branch of Argentina alsoKnownAs Judicial Branch of Argentina
this entity surface form: Poder Judicial de la República Argentina
Palacio de Justicia de la Nación governedBy Judicial Branch of Argentina
Corte Suprema partOf Judicial Branch of Argentina
this entity surface form: Federal judiciary of Argentina
Supreme Court of Justice of Buenos Aires Province branchOf Judicial Branch of Argentina
this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of Buenos Aires Province