Supreme Court of the Czech Republic

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The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic is the country’s highest judicial authority in civil and criminal matters, responsible for ensuring uniform application of law across the Czech judiciary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
abbreviation NS ČR
appealFrom high courts of the Czech Republic
regional courts of the Czech Republic in specified cases
appliesToBranchOfLaw civil law
criminal law
composition professional judges
constitutionalArticle Article 92 of the Constitution of the Czech Republic
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Czech Republic
country Czech Republic
differsFrom Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic in that it does not review constitutionality of laws
Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic in that it does not specialize in administrative law
establishedAfter dissolution of Czechoslovakia
establishedInYear 1993
function deciding on extraordinary appeals
ensuring uniform interpretation of statutes by lower courts
issuing unifying opinions on legal questions
governedBy Act on Courts and Judges of the Czech Republic
handles extraordinary appeal called dovolání in civil matters
extraordinary appeal called dovolání in criminal matters
hasChamberType grand chambers for unifying case law
panels of judges
hasJurisdictionOver appeals in civil cases
appeals in criminal cases
extraordinary remedies in civil proceedings
extraordinary remedies in criminal proceedings
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nsoud.cz
headquarters Brno
jurisdiction Czech Republic
languageOfProceedings Czech
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Brno
Czech Republic
South Moravia
surface form: South Moravian Region
nativeName Supreme Court of the Czech Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nejvyšší soud České republiky
notSameAs Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic
Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic
partOf judicial system of the Czech Republic
predecessor Supreme Court of the Czech Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Supreme Court of Czechoslovakia
publishes case law decisions
unifying opinions
role ensures uniform application of law across the Czech judiciary
highest judicial authority in civil matters in the Czech Republic
highest judicial authority in criminal matters in the Czech Republic
subordinateTo no other judicial body in civil and criminal matters in the Czech Republic
typeOfCourt court of cassation in many matters

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Brno hasInstitution Supreme Court of the Czech Republic
Constitution of the Czech Republic establishes Supreme Court of the Czech Republic
Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic distinctFrom Supreme Court of the Czech Republic
Supreme Court of the Czech Republic predecessor Supreme Court of the Czech Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Czechoslovakia
Supreme Court of the Czech Republic nativeName Supreme Court of the Czech Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nejvyšší soud České republiky