Criminal Chamber
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The Criminal Chamber is the division of the Supreme Court of Colombia responsible for adjudicating high-level criminal cases and interpreting criminal law in the country.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court division
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judicial body → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Supreme Court of Colombia
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surface form: "Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia"
Supreme Court of Colombia →
surface form: "Sala de Casación Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia"
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| appliesLaw |
Colombian Code of Criminal Procedure
→
Colombian Criminal Code → |
| belongsTo | Supreme Court’s Criminal Cassation jurisdiction → |
| branchOfPower | Judicial branch of Colombia → |
| composedOf | magistrates of the Supreme Court of Colombia → |
| country | Colombia → |
| hasFunction |
court of last resort in criminal cases
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issues binding precedents in criminal law within its jurisdiction → resolves conflicts of criminal jurisdiction within the ordinary jurisdiction → |
| interprets | Colombian constitutional and statutory norms in criminal matters → |
| jurisdiction |
Colombia
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surface form: "Republic of Colombia"
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| languageOfProceedings | Spanish → |
| legalSystem | Colombian legal system → |
| levelOfCourt | highest court in criminal matters in Colombia → |
| locatedIn | Bogotá → |
| oversees | application of due process guarantees in criminal proceedings at its level → |
| partOf |
Supreme Court of Colombia
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ordinary jurisdiction of Colombia → |
| responsibleFor |
adjudicating high-level criminal cases
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deciding certain criminal proceedings against high-ranking public officials → ensuring uniform interpretation of criminal law → hearing criminal cassation appeals → interpreting criminal law in Colombia → reviewing criminal judgments from lower courts in specified cases → |
| seatedAt | Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandía → |
| typeOfCases |
criminal cases involving certain high officials under constitutional rules
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serious criminal offenses → |
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