Sandiganbayan
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Sandiganbayan is a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines that primarily handles cases involving graft and corruption committed by public officials.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandiganbayan (in certain cases) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-graft court
ⓘ
appellate court ⓘ collegial court ⓘ special court ⓘ |
| aimsTo | curb corruption in the public sector ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Supreme Court of the Philippines ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Judiciary of the Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine judiciary
|
| composition |
Associate Justices
ⓘ
Presiding Justice ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| decisionMaking | cases heard and decided by divisions ⓘ |
| establishedFor | strengthening the government’s drive against graft and corruption ⓘ |
| handlesCases |
civil and criminal cases arising from violations of anti-graft laws
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ forfeiture of unlawfully acquired property ⓘ graft ⓘ plunder ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
certain high-ranking public officials
ⓘ
city and provincial officials in specified cases ⓘ members of Congress in specified cases ⓘ provincial governors in specified cases ⓘ |
| headquarters | Sandiganbayan Centennial Building ⓘ |
| hears |
civil cases related to graft and corruption
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Philippines
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the Philippines
ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 1606 ⓘ Republic Act No. 7975 ⓘ Republic Act No. 8249 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law and common law influenced system of the Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luzon
ⓘ
Metro Manila ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Quezon City ⓘ |
| nature | specialized anti-graft court ⓘ |
| organizedInto | divisions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judiciary of the Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial Branch of the Government of the Philippines
|
| primaryFunction | adjudicate graft and corruption cases involving public officials ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | ensure accountability of public officials ⓘ |
| roleInLegalSystem | review decisions of lower courts in graft and corruption cases within its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| seat | Quezon City ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
cases involving ill-gotten wealth of public officials
ⓘ
offenses committed by public officials and employees in relation to their office ⓘ violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Supreme Court of the Philippines ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings | collegial decision-making ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sandiganbayan (in certain cases)