Court of Final Appeal
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The Court of Final Appeal is Hong Kong’s highest appellate court, serving as the ultimate authority on legal and constitutional matters in the territory.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
appellate court
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court → court of last resort → |
| address |
8 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong
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| buildingFormerUse |
former Legislative Council Building of Hong Kong
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| canInclude |
one or more non-permanent judges on a panel
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| canSitWith |
overseas non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions
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| composition |
Chief Justice and four other judges for a normal appeal panel
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| constitutionalBasis |
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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| country |
Hong Kong
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| decisionsAre |
final within Hong Kong’s judicial system
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| established |
1997
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| establishedBy |
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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| foundationEvent |
transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997
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| governs |
precedent for all lower Hong Kong courts
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| hasJudgeType |
non-permanent Hong Kong judges
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non-permanent overseas judges → permanent judges → |
| hasPower |
determine compatibility of executive acts with the Basic Law
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determine constitutional validity of Hong Kong legislation → interpret provisions of the Basic Law → |
| hasPresident |
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
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| headTitle |
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
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| hearsAppealsFrom |
Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong
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Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong → High Court of Hong Kong → |
| jurisdiction |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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| languageOfProceedings |
Chinese
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English → |
| legalSystem |
common law
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| legalTradition |
British-derived common law system in Hong Kong
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| locatedIn |
Central, Hong Kong
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Court of Final Appeal Building → |
| numberOfPermanentJudges |
4
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| predecessor |
appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London
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| region |
Asia
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| replaced |
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (as Hong Kong’s final appellate court)
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| requires |
leave to appeal in most cases
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| role |
final arbiter of constitutional matters in Hong Kong
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final arbiter of legal disputes in Hong Kong → final court of appeal for Hong Kong → highest appellate court in Hong Kong → ultimate judicial authority in Hong Kong → |
| symbolizes |
judicial independence in Hong Kong
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| typeOfCases |
civil appeals
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constitutional and public law appeals → criminal appeals → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Hong Kong
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judicialBody |
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Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
("Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong")
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providesFor |
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Court of Final Appeal
("final court of appeal for Hong Kong")
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role |