Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

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The Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is the nation’s highest court of general jurisdiction, serving as the final appellate body for most criminal and civil cases within Taiwan’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of China

Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
surface form: Taiwan Supreme Court
appealsFrom high courts of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
surface form: High Courts of Taiwan
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the Republic of China
buildingLocatedIn Zhongzheng District, Taipei
cannotConduct judicial review of constitutionality
country Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
decidesOn matters of law
distinctFrom Judicial Yuan
surface form: Constitutional Court of the Judicial Yuan
establishedIn 1896
governingLaw Code of Civil Procedure of the Republic of China
Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of China
Constitution of the Republic of China
Court Organic Act of the Republic of China
hasAuthorityOver courts of lower instance in Taiwan
hasFunction ensuring consistency of judicial decisions
uniform interpretation of law
hasJurisdictionOver civil appeals
criminal appeals
hasTypeOfCases civil
criminal
headedBy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China
highestCourtFor civil cases in Taiwan
criminal cases in Taiwan
isFinalAppealFor most civil cases in Taiwan
most criminal cases in Taiwan
jurisdiction Republic of China
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
languageOfProceedings Mandarin Chinese
legalSystem civil law system
locatedIn Taipei, Taiwan
surface form: Taipei

Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
movedInYear 1949
movedTo Taipei, Taiwan
surface form: Taipei

Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
originalName Ta Li Yuan
partOf Judicial Yuan
regionServed Free area of the Republic of China
role court of final appeal for most civil and criminal cases
court of general jurisdiction
seat Taipei, Taiwan
subordinateTo Constitutional Court
surface form: Constitutional Court of the Judicial Yuan in constitutional review matters
typicallyDoesNotDecideOn questions of fact

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Judicial Yuan oversees Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Vice President of the Judicial Yuan associatedWith Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of China
Supreme Court officialName Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
subject surface form: Supreme Court (Taiwan)
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of China
Supreme Court alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
subject surface form: Supreme Court (Taiwan)
this entity surface form: Taiwan Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan) alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of China
Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan) alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
this entity surface form: Taiwan Supreme Court
Sifayuan oversees Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of China
high courts of the Republic of China (Taiwan) higherCourt Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
subject surface form: High Courts of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
specialized courts of the Republic of China (Taiwan) subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)