Court of Impeachment of Norway
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The Court of Impeachment of Norway is a special high court that tries cases against members of the government, parliament, or Supreme Court for criminal offenses committed in their official capacity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Impeachment of Norway canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional body
ⓘ
high court ⓘ special court ⓘ |
| aim |
ensure responsibility of high public officials
ⓘ
safeguard constitutional order ⓘ |
| competence |
members of the Government of Norway
ⓘ
members of the Parliament of Norway ⓘ members of the Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Supreme Court of Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ordinary criminal courts of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
adjudicates breaches of constitutional duties
ⓘ
adjudicates serious abuses of office ⓘ holds government officials accountable for misconduct ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Supreme Court justices
ⓘ
cabinet ministers ⓘ members of the Storting ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Norwegian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalNature | extraordinary court ⓘ |
| location | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NorwegianName | Riksretten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial system of Norway ⓘ |
| role |
tries criminal offenses committed in official capacity
ⓘ
tries impeachment cases ⓘ |
| scopeOfCases | offenses committed in official capacity ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Norwegian constitutional law ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
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