Federal Cassation Court
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The Federal Cassation Court is Iraq’s highest appellate judicial body, responsible for reviewing and ensuring the legality and correctness of lower court decisions.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
court of cassation ⓘ |
| bindingAuthority | its decisions are binding on lower courts in Iraq ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Iraq ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| decisionEffect |
may quash lower court decisions
ⓘ
may remit cases to lower courts for retrial ⓘ may uphold lower court decisions ⓘ |
| ensures |
consistency of judicial precedents in Iraq
ⓘ
uniform application of Iraqi law ⓘ |
| function |
ensure correctness of judicial decisions
ⓘ
ensure legality of judicial decisions ⓘ interpret Iraqi law in appellate cases ⓘ review decisions of lower courts ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain legality in judicial decisions in Iraq
ⓘ
protect rights of litigants through legal review ⓘ |
| handles | appeals from courts of appeal in Iraq ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Iraqi laws governing the judiciary ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Iraqi legal system ⓘ |
| oversees |
lower civil courts in Iraq
ⓘ
lower criminal courts in Iraq ⓘ other ordinary courts of first instance in Iraq ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | top of ordinary court hierarchy in Iraq ⓘ |
| reviewScope |
procedural legality
ⓘ
questions of law ⓘ |
| reviewType | cassation review ⓘ |
| role | highest appellate judicial body in Iraq ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil cases on appeal
ⓘ
criminal cases on appeal ⓘ other matters specified by Iraqi law ⓘ |
| typeOfAppeal | final appeal on points of law ⓘ |
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