Court of Cassation of Tunisia

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The Court of Cassation of Tunisia is the country's highest judicial authority for civil and criminal matters, responsible for ensuring the uniform application and interpretation of Tunisian law.

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Court of Cassation of Tunisia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of cassation
supreme court
aim ensure consistency of judicial decisions in Tunisia
ensure legal certainty in Tunisia
appealsFrom courts of appeal of Tunisia NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Tunisia
cannotReview facts already established by lower courts
canReview legal reasoning of lower courts
competence civil matters
criminal matters
country Tunisia
decisionEffect may quash lower court decisions
may remit cases to lower courts
decisionType cassation judgments
establishedUnder Tunisian legislation
function ensure uniform application of Tunisian law
ensure uniform interpretation of Tunisian law
hasAuthorityOver lower civil courts of Tunisia NERFINISHED
lower criminal courts of Tunisia
hears appeals on points of law
jurisdiction Tunisia NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Arabic
legalArea Tunisian civil law
Tunisian criminal law
legalSystem Tunisian legal system
levelInJudiciary highest level
locatedIn Tunis NERFINISHED
Tunisia NERFINISHED
natureOfCourt non-constitutional supreme court
partyTo cases involving points of law
regionServed Republic of Tunisia NERFINISHED
responsibility oversight of correct application of law by lower courts
unification of case law in Tunisia
role court of last resort in Tunisia
highest judicial authority in Tunisia
typeOfLawInterpreted constitutional provisions as applied in cases
statutory law of Tunisia

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court of cassation example Court of Cassation of Tunisia
judicial branch of Tunisia composedOf Court of Cassation of Tunisia