STJ
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STJ is the commonly used abbreviation for Portugal’s Supreme Court of Justice, the country’s highest court for most judicial matters.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Supreme court
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ judicial body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | STJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesPrinciple |
independence of the judiciary
ⓘ
rule of law in Portugal ⓘ separation of powers in Portugal ⓘ |
| branchOf | Judiciary of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| countryCodeContext | PT ⓘ |
| decides |
conflicts of jurisdiction between lower courts
ⓘ
extraordinary appeals on points of law ⓘ |
| excludesJurisdictionOver | constitutional review (Constitutional Court of Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | judiciary of the Portuguese Republic ⓘ |
| governsArea |
ordinary civil jurisdiction
ⓘ
ordinary criminal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| handles | appeals on matters of law rather than fact ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityLevel | highest ordinary court in Portugal ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ensuring consistency of case law
ⓘ
uniform interpretation of Portuguese law ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil law cases in Portugal
ⓘ
criminal law cases in Portugal ⓘ |
| higherCourtFor | Courts of Appeal of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets |
Portuguese Civil Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Penal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ other Portuguese statutes ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Constitutional Court of Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Administrative Court of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalNature | court of record ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nativeName | Supremo Tribunal de Justiça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Supremo Tribunal de Justiça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | court system of Portugal ⓘ |
| role |
court of last appeal in civil matters in Portugal
ⓘ
court of last appeal in criminal matters in Portugal ⓘ highest court for most judicial matters in Portugal ⓘ |
| seat | Palácio da Justiça, Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | lower ordinary courts in Portugal ⓘ |
| typeOfLawApplied | Portuguese law ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviationIn |
judicial practice in Portugal
ⓘ
legal documents in Portugal ⓘ |
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