Civil Chamber
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The Civil Chamber is a division of the Supreme Court of Colombia responsible for adjudicating high-level civil and commercial law disputes and unifying related jurisprudence nationwide.
Aliases (2)
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
court division
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judicial body → |
| appealsFrom |
civil chambers of superior district courts of Colombia
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| bindingForce |
its jurisprudence guides lower civil courts in Colombia
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| branchOfLaw |
civil law
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commercial law → |
| country |
Colombia
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| decisionForm |
collegiate decisions
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| distinctFrom |
Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
→
Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia → Special Chamber for Criminal Appeals of the Supreme Court of Colombia → |
| employs |
magistrates of the Supreme Court of Colombia
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| hasFunction |
ensure uniform application of civil and commercial law across Colombia
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interpretation of civil and commercial legislation at the highest level → issue binding precedents in civil law under Colombian doctrine of jurisprudential unification → review of decisions of higher district courts in civil matters → |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of Colombia
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| languageOfProceedings |
Spanish
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| legalAuthorityFrom |
Colombian Code of Civil Procedure
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Colombian Commercial Code → Colombian statutory laws on the judiciary → Constitution of Colombia → |
| legalSystem |
Colombian legal system
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| levelOfCourt |
court of last resort in civil and commercial matters in Colombia
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| locatedIn |
Bogotá
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Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandía → |
| partOf |
Supreme Court of Colombia
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ordinary jurisdiction of Colombia → |
| positionInHierarchy |
highest court of ordinary jurisdiction in civil matters in Colombia
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| role |
adjudication of high-level civil law disputes
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adjudication of high-level commercial law disputes → unification of civil law jurisprudence in Colombia → unification of commercial law jurisprudence in Colombia → |
| subjectMatter |
civil liability and damages
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corporate and commercial transactions → family and succession law when treated as civil matters → insurance and banking disputes → obligations and contracts → property and real rights → |
| typeOfCases |
cassation appeals in civil matters
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cassation appeals in commercial matters → conflicts of jurisdiction in civil matters → extraordinary remedies in civil and commercial law → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Supreme Court of Colombia
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chamber |
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Supreme Court of Peru
("Civil Chambers")
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subdivision |