Sezioni Unite

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Sezioni Unite is the highest joint chamber of Italy’s Court of Cassation that resolves major legal conflicts and ensures uniform interpretation of the law.

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Sezioni Unite canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of a court
judicial body
appliesTo civil law matters
criminal law matters
other matters assigned by law
authorityOver civil sections of the Court of Cassation NERFINISHED
criminal sections of the Court of Cassation NERFINISHED
belongsToBranch judiciary of Italy
bindingForce guiding authority for other sections of the Court of Cassation
high persuasive authority for lower courts
composition judges of the Court of Cassation
country Italy
decisionType precedent-setting rulings
function deciding issues of particular importance
deciding jurisdictional conflicts
deciding questions referred by single sections
ensuring consistency of case law
settling interpretative divergences among sections
goal legal certainty in Italy
uniform application of national law
hearsCasesOn conflicts of jurisdiction
issues of mass relevance or systemic importance
questions of law
jurisdiction Italian legal system
languageOfWork Italian
legalBasis Italian Code of Civil Procedure NERFINISHED
Italian Code of Criminal Procedure NERFINISHED
Italian judicial organization laws
legalSystem civil law
levelOfCourt court of last resort
locatedIn Palazzo di Giustizia di Roma NERFINISHED
Rome
nativeLabel Sezioni Unite NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Italian
partOf Corte di Cassazione NERFINISHED
presidedBy First President of the Court of Cassation
role ensuring uniform interpretation of the law
highest joint chamber of the Court of Cassation
resolving conflicts between different sections of the Court of Cassation
resolving major legal conflicts
typeOfLawAddressed constitutional issues when incidentally raised

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United Sections (Sezioni Unite) nativeName Sezioni Unite
subject surface form: United Sections of the Court of Cassation