District Court of Jerusalem
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The District Court of Jerusalem is an Israeli trial court best known internationally as the venue for the 1961 war crimes trial of Nazi official Adolf Eichmann.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district court
ⓘ
trial court ⓘ |
| adjudicatesUnder |
Basic Laws of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli civil law ⓘ Israeli criminal law ⓘ |
| adolfEichmannTrialAppealTo | Supreme Court of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adolfEichmannTrialOutcome | conviction and death sentence for Adolf Eichmann ⓘ |
| authority | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingFunction | houses courtrooms and judicial offices ⓘ |
| buildingLocation | Givat Ram area of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHearAppealsFrom | Jerusalem Magistrate Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| courtLevel | district court level ⓘ |
| courtSystem | Israeli court system ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
ⓘ
court clerks ⓘ judges ⓘ |
| governedBy | Courts Law of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
administrative cases
ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasFunction | interpretation and application of Israeli law in its district ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding local authorities in Jerusalem District ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | state court ⓘ |
| hearingType | bench trials without juries ⓘ |
| hears | appeals on administrative decisions within its district ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jerusalem District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | first major international war crimes trial held in Israel ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Israeli law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | mixed civil law and common law influences ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| notableCase | Adolf Eichmann trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile political and security-related trials in Israel
ⓘ
war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Jerusalem District of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
appellate court for decisions of magistrate courts in its district
ⓘ
court of first instance for major civil disputes ⓘ court of first instance for serious criminal offenses ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy | Supreme Court of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | President of the District Court of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| typeOfCasesInEichmannTrial |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
crimes against the Jewish people ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| yearOfAdolfEichmannTrial | 1961 ⓘ |
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