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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Civil Chamber canonical 1
Civil Chambers 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court division
judicial body
appealsFrom civil chambers of superior district courts of Colombia
bindingForce its jurisprudence guides lower civil courts in Colombia
branchOfLaw civil law
commercial law
country Colombia
decisionForm collegiate decisions
distinctFrom Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia

Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia

Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Special Chamber for Criminal Appeals of the Supreme Court of Colombia
employs magistrates of the Supreme Court of Colombia
hasFunction ensure uniform application of civil and commercial law across Colombia
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 Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalAuthorityFrom Colombian Code of Civil Procedure
Colombian Commercial Code
Colombian statutory laws on the judiciary
Constitution of Colombia
legalSystem Colombian legal system
levelOfCourt court of last resort in civil and commercial matters in Colombia
locatedIn Bogotá
Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandía
partOf Supreme Court of Colombia
ordinary jurisdiction of Colombia
positionInHierarchy highest court of ordinary jurisdiction in civil matters in Colombia
role adjudication of high-level civil law disputes
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
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
cassation appeals in commercial matters
conflicts of jurisdiction in civil matters
extraordinary remedies in civil and commercial law

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Referenced by (2)

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

Supreme Court of Colombia chamber Civil Chamber
Supreme Court of Peru subdivision Civil Chamber
this entity surface form: Civil Chambers