Superior Courts of Justice of Peru

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court system intermediate appellate court

The Superior Courts of Justice of Peru are the country’s intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from lower courts and operate below the Supreme Court in the national judiciary hierarchy.

Aliases (1)

Courts of First Instance in Peru ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court system → intermediate appellate court →
appliesLaw	Constitution of Peru → Peruvian national legislation → procedural codes of Peru →
branchOfPower	Judicial branch →
canReview	interpretation of law by lower courts → procedural errors of lower courts →
country	Peru →
decisionFormat	collegiate decisions →
decisionsAppealableTo	Supreme Court of Justice of Peru →
employs	administrative staff → court clerks → judges →
geographicalScope	regional →
governedBy	Organic Law of the Judicial Branch of Peru →
hasAuthorityOver	lower ordinary courts within their district →
hasFunction	ensure uniform application of law within their district → hear appeals from lower courts → review questions of fact → review questions of law →
hasRoleIn	administration of justice in Peru → protection of fundamental rights through appeals →
hasSeatIn	regional capitals of Peru →
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	civil jurisdiction → constitutional matters in second instance → contentious-administrative jurisdiction → criminal jurisdiction → family jurisdiction → labor jurisdiction →
headedBy	senior judges →
hearsAppealsFrom	collegiate trial courts of Peru → single-judge trial courts of Peru →
jurisdictionLevel	second instance →
languageOfProceedings	Spanish →
legalNature	public authority →
legalSystem	civil law →
operatesBelow	Supreme Court of Justice of Peru →
organizedBy	judicial districts →
partOf	Judicial Branch of Peru →
reviewsDecisionsFrom	Courts of First Instance of Peru →
subjectTo	Constitutional Court of Peru in constitutional review matters → oversight of the National Council of the Magistracy of Peru → oversight of the Office of Judicial Control of Peru →
typeOfOrganization	state judiciary body →
uses	panels of judges →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of Peru → Supreme Court of Peru ("Courts of First Instance in Peru") →	above
Criminal Chambers of the Supreme Court of Peru →	hearsFrom