Council of State of Colombia

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The Council of State of Colombia is the country’s highest administrative court and chief advisory body to the government on legal and administrative matters.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
court of law
highest administrative court
judicial body of Colombia
advises Government of Colombia
advisesOn administrative issues
administrative regulations
draft legislation
legal issues
appliesLaw Colombian administrative law
Colombian constitutional law
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Colombia
coequalWith Constitutional Court of Colombia
Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
country Colombia
countryLocatedIn Colombia
decidesOn administrative law cases
disputes between individuals and the state
disputes between public entities
emblematicBuildingLocation Bogotá
establishedBy Constitution of Colombia
function advisory opinions to the executive branch
interpretation of administrative law
judicial review of administrative acts
governsAreaOfLaw administrative contracts
public administration
state liability
hasAuthorityOver national administrative authorities
territorial administrative authorities
hasJurisdictionOver administrative disputes
contentious-administrative cases
disputes involving public administration
hasMemberType magistrate
jurisdiction Colombia
languageOfWork Spanish
legalSystem Colombian legal system
locatedIn Bogotá
Capital District of Bogotá
nativeNameLanguage es
partOf Colombian judiciary
positionInHierarchy highest court in administrative matters
reviews administrative decisions
regulatory acts
role chief advisory body to the government on administrative matters
chief advisory body to the government on legal matters
highest administrative court in Colombia
typeOfCourt administrative court


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