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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colombian courts | 1 |
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) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Special Chambers (Supreme Court of Colombia)
this entity surface form:
Colombian courts