CNJ

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CNJ is the abbreviation for Ecuador’s National Court of Justice, the country’s highest judicial body responsible for overseeing and unifying national jurisprudence.

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instanceOf judicial body
abbreviationFor Corte Nacional de Justicia NERFINISHED
abbreviationLanguage Spanish
appointmentBy Consejo de la Judicatura de Ecuador NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Ecuador
city Quito NERFINISHED
composition judges called national court judges
country Ecuador
distinctFrom Constitutional Court of Ecuador NERFINISHED
ensures uniformity of judicial criteria nationwide
fullName Corte Nacional de Justicia NERFINISHED
function ensuring legal certainty through jurisprudence
guaranteeing uniform interpretation of national laws
supervising performance of lower courts through its decisions
governs national jurisprudence in Ecuador
hasAuthorityTo issue jurisprudential rulings that guide lower courts
hasJurisdictionOver administrative cases at the highest level
civil cases at the highest level
criminal cases at the highest level
labor cases at the highest level
hearsAppealsFrom provincial courts of justice of Ecuador NERFINISHED
jurisdiction national jurisdiction of Ecuador
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of Ecuador NERFINISHED
Ecuadorian Organic Code of the Judicial Function NERFINISHED
legalSystem Ecuadorian legal system
levelInCourtHierarchy highest level of ordinary courts in Ecuador
locatedIn Quito NERFINISHED
notCompetentFor constitutional review of laws
oversees application of national law by lower courts
region Latin America
responsibility hearing cassation appeals
issuing binding jurisprudential precedents in certain cases
overseeing national jurisprudence
resolving conflicts of jurisdiction between lower courts
unifying national jurisprudence
role court of last resort in Ecuadorian ordinary justice system
highest judicial body in Ecuador
subjectArea judiciary of Ecuador NERFINISHED
typeOfLawHandled ordinary law
usesLegalTradition civil law tradition

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