Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy

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court of cassation court of last resort judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy is the country’s highest court of appeal, responsible for ensuring the correct and uniform interpretation of Italian law.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Supreme Court of Cassation	2
Corte Suprema di Cassazione	1
Corte di Cassazione	1
Italian Court of Cassation	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of cassation ⓘ court of last resort ⓘ judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy ⓘ surface form: Italian Court of Cassation
appealFrom	certain first‑instance courts in specific cases ⓘ courts of appeal of Italy ⓘ
branchOf	judiciary of Italy ⓘ
canAnnul	lower court decisions contrary to law ⓘ
composition	President of the Court of Cassation ⓘ judges (counsellors) ⓘ section presidents ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
decisionType	judgments on points of law ⓘ
emblem	coat of arms of the Italian judiciary ⓘ
establishedInPeriod	Kingdom of Italy era ⓘ
function	does not normally review questions of fact ⓘ reviews decisions for errors of law ⓘ
governedBy	Italian Code of Civil Procedure ⓘ Italian Code of Criminal Procedure ⓘ Constitution of Italy ⓘ surface form: Italian Constitution
hasAuthorityOver	interpretation of national statutes ⓘ interpretation of subordinate legislation ⓘ
hasDivision	United Sections (Sezioni Unite) ⓘ civil sections ⓘ criminal sections ⓘ
jurisdiction	Italy ⓘ
language	Italian ⓘ
legalArea	administrative law in certain matters ⓘ civil law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system of Italy ⓘ
locatedIn	Lazio ⓘ Palace of Justice, Rome ⓘ Rome ⓘ
nativeName	Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Corte Suprema di Cassazione
oversees	consistency of case law ⓘ uniform application of national legislation ⓘ
partOf	Italian judicial system ⓘ
predecessor	pre‑unification courts of cassation in Italian states ⓘ
role	ensures correct interpretation of Italian law ⓘ ensures uniform interpretation of Italian law ⓘ highest court of appeal in Italy ⓘ
seatType	permanent court ⓘ
shortName	Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Corte di Cassazione
typeOfAppeal	cassation appeal ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy → alsoKnownAs → Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian Court of Cassation

Judiciary of Italy → hasTopCourt → Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Cassation

Rome → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy ⓘ

Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy → nativeName → Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Corte Suprema di Cassazione

Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy → shortName → Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Corte di Cassazione

Judiciary of Italy → topOrdinaryCourt → Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Cassation