Court of Cassation of Egypt

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The Court of Cassation of Egypt is the country’s supreme judicial body for civil and criminal matters, responsible for ensuring the uniform application and interpretation of Egyptian law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of cassation
judicial body
supreme court
alsoKnownAs Court of Cassation of Egypt
surface form: Egyptian Court of Cassation

Mahkamat al-Naqd
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Egypt
country Egypt
decisionsAre binding on lower courts in Egypt
doesNotReview questions of fact
ensures consistency of judicial precedents in Egypt
establishedIn 1931
function ensuring the uniform application of Egyptian law
ensuring the uniform interpretation of Egyptian law
headedBy President of the Court of Cassation
hearsAppealsFrom Court of Appeal of Egypt
surface form: Courts of Appeal of Egypt
highestCourtFor civil cases in Egypt
criminal cases in Egypt
interprets Egyptian civil law
Egyptian criminal law
Egyptian procedural law
jurisdiction Egypt
languageOfProceedings Arabic
legalSystem Egyptian legal system
legalTradition civil law
locatedIn Cairo
Egypt
partOf judiciary of Egypt
surface form: Egyptian judiciary
reviews final judgments of lower courts in Egypt
questions of law
role supreme judicial body for civil matters in Egypt
supreme judicial body for criminal matters in Egypt
typeOfAppealCourt court of last resort

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Egyptian law highestOrdinaryCourt Court of Cassation of Egypt
court of cassation example Court of Cassation of Egypt
United Sections (Sezioni Unite) alsoKnownAs Court of Cassation of Egypt
subject surface form: United Sections of the Court of Cassation
this entity surface form: United Sections of the Supreme Court of Cassation
Egyptian court relatedTo Court of Cassation of Egypt
this entity surface form: Egyptian Court of Cassation
Egyptian judicial authorities includes Court of Cassation of Egypt
Court of Cassation of Egypt alsoKnownAs Court of Cassation of Egypt
this entity surface form: Egyptian Court of Cassation
Supreme Court complex hasOccupant Court of Cassation of Egypt