court of last resort

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The court of last resort is the highest judicial authority in a legal system, whose decisions are final and not subject to further appeal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
court of final appeal 1
court of last resort canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial institution type
legal concept
appliesTo national legal systems
subnational legal systems such as states or provinces
canBe a single national court
separate courts for constitutional and ordinary matters
existsIn civil law legal systems
common law legal systems
mixed legal systems
hasCharacteristic final appellate authority
highest court in a legal hierarchy
issues decisions that are not subject to further appeal
its decisions are binding on all lower courts in the same jurisdiction
often has discretionary jurisdiction over appeals
typically focuses on questions of law rather than questions of fact
hasDefinition the highest judicial authority in a legal system whose decisions are final and not subject to further appeal
hasExample Constitutional Court of South Africa
court of cassation
surface form: Court of Cassation of France

Federal Court of Justice of Germany
High Court of Australia
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of Japan
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Supreme Court of the United States
hasJurisdictionOver appeals from intermediate appellate courts
appeals from trial courts in some systems
hasPower to interpret constitutions, statutes, and regulations
to overrule or modify its own prior decisions in some systems
to set binding legal precedents
hasRole ensures uniform application of law within a jurisdiction
may review constitutionality of legislation and government actions
resolves conflicts in the interpretation of law
isLimitedBy constitutional provisions
jurisdictional statutes
procedural rules for appeals
isPartOf judicial branch of government
isRelatedTo doctrine of finality of judgments
doctrine of stare decisis
judicial review
separation of powers
mayBeCalled constitutional court
court of cassation
final court of appeal
high court
supreme court
variesBy country
legal tradition

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Referenced by (2)

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

Constitution of Japan Article 81 definesRoleAs court of last resort
JCPC role court of last resort
subject surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
this entity surface form: court of final appeal