Supreme Court of Uruguay

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The Supreme Court of Uruguay is the country’s highest judicial authority, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice and ensuring the constitutionality of laws within Uruguay’s legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
supreme court
appliesToTerritory Uruguayan territory
appointedBy General Assembly of Uruguay NERFINISHED
appointmentMethod legislative election of justices
branchOf Judiciary of Uruguay NERFINISHED
buildingLocation Montevideo NERFINISHED
composition five justices
country Uruguay
ensures supremacy of the Constitution of Uruguay
uniform interpretation of national law
establishedInCountry Uruguay NERFINISHED
function ensures constitutionality of laws
hears appeals from lower courts
interprets the Constitution of Uruguay
oversees judicial administration
governmentBranch judicial branch
governs judicial administration in Uruguay
handles appeals on points of law
hasAuthorityTo declare laws unconstitutional
issue binding precedents in certain matters
hasJurisdictionOver administrative law cases
civil cases
constitutional matters
criminal cases
hasNumberOfJudges 5
highestCourtIn Uruguay NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Uruguay NERFINISHED
legalAuthority Constitution of Uruguay NERFINISHED
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Montevideo NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Uruguay NERFINISHED
maximumAgeForJudges 70
memberOf Judiciary of Uruguay NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Spanish
operatesWithin Uruguayan legal system
oversees lower courts of Uruguay
partOf Government of Uruguay NERFINISHED
role administration of justice oversight
constitutional review
court of final appeal
supervises judicial career and discipline in Uruguay
termLength 10 years
typeOfCourt constitutional court
court of cassation NERFINISHED

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Montevideo Department hosts Supreme Court of Uruguay
Judicial Branch of Uruguay hasHead Supreme Court of Uruguay
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Uruguay
Judicial Branch of Uruguay highestCourt Supreme Court of Uruguay
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Uruguay
Judicial Branch of Uruguay composedOf Supreme Court of Uruguay
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Uruguay