Judicial Power of Colombia

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The Judicial Power of Colombia is the branch of government responsible for administering justice in Colombia through a system of high courts and lower tribunals that interpret and apply the law.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judicial branch
applies laws of Colombia
basedOn Constitution of Colombia
surface form: Constitution of 1991 of Colombia
canImpose criminal penalties
canIssue binding judicial decisions
canResolve disputes between individuals
disputes between individuals and the state
canReview administrative acts
constitutionality of laws
collaboratesWith National Police of Colombia
Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
prison system of Colombia
country Colombia
employs judges
judicial employees
magistrates
guarantees access to justice
due process
fundamental rights
hasComponent Constitutional Court of Colombia
Council of State of Colombia
Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Superior Council of the Judiciary of Colombia
Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia

circuit courts
municipal courts
special jurisdiction courts
tribunals
hasJurisdictionOver territory of Colombia
headedBy Superior Council of the Judiciary of Colombia
surface form: high courts of Colombia
historicallyUsed inquisitorial criminal procedure (older system)
interprets Constitution of Colombia
languageOfProceedings Spanish
oversees administrative justice
civil justice
constitutional justice
criminal justice
labor justice
partOf Colombia
surface form: State of Colombia
protects public order through judicial means
responsibleFor administration of justice in Colombia
separateFrom Executive Power of Colombia
Congress of Colombia
surface form: Legislative Power of Colombia
subjectTo principle of judicial independence
principle of separation of powers
supervisedBy Superior Council of the Judiciary of Colombia
uses adversarial criminal procedure (modern system)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Colombia partOf Judicial Power of Colombia
Special Chambers belongsToCategory Judicial Power of Colombia
subject surface form: Special Chambers (Supreme Court of Colombia)
this entity surface form: Colombian courts
Judicial branch of Colombia alsoKnownAs Judicial Power of Colombia
this entity surface form: Rama Judicial de Colombia
Superior Council of the Judiciary of Colombia partOf Judicial Power of Colombia
Fiscalía General de la Nación partOf Judicial Power of Colombia
this entity surface form: Rama Judicial del Poder Público de Colombia