Judicial branch of Chile

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branch of government judiciary

The Judicial branch of Chile is the independent system of courts and tribunals responsible for interpreting and applying Chilean law, administering justice, and safeguarding constitutional rights.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of government → judiciary →
alsoKnownAs	Poder Judicial de Chile →
applies	Chilean law → Constitution of Chile → civil code of Chile → criminal code of Chile → procedural codes of Chile →
country	Chile →
employs	court clerks in Chile → judges in Chile → judicial administrative staff in Chile →
guarantees	due process in Chile → right to a fair trial in Chile →
hasAdministrativeBody	Administrative Corporation of the Judiciary of Chile →
hasCharacteristic	functional independence → hierarchical court structure → professional judiciary →
hasComponent	Constitutional Court of Chile → Courts of Appeal of Chile → Electoral Justice of Chile → Supreme Court of Chile → criminal courts of Chile → family courts of Chile → labor courts of Chile → military courts of Chile → ordinary courts of justice of Chile →
hasFunction	dispute resolution → enforcement of civil law → enforcement of criminal law → interpretation of statutes → judicial review of administrative acts → protection of fundamental rights →
hasGoverningBody	Supreme Court of Chile →
hasHighestCourt	Supreme Court of Chile →
hasJurisdiction	Republic of Chile →
hasLeaderTitle	President of the Supreme Court of Chile →
hasOfficialLanguage	Spanish →
hasResponsibility	administration of justice in Chile → safeguarding constitutional rights in Chile →
headquartersLocation	Santiago, Chile →
interprets	Chilean law →
isDefinedBy	Constitution of Chile →
isIndependentOf	Executive branch of Chile → Legislative branch of Chile →
isPartOf	State of Chile →
oversees	lower courts of Chile →
usesLegalSystem	civil law system of Chile →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Judicial branch of Chile ("Poder Judicial de Chile") →	alsoKnownAs
Supreme Court of Chile ("Judicial Branch of Chile") →	branchOf
Government of Chile →	hasBranch
Judicial branch of Chile ("ordinary courts of justice of Chile") →	hasComponent
Government of Chile ("Judicial Branch of Chile") →	hasJudiciary