Court of Appeal of Vatican City State

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The Court of Appeal of Vatican City State is the second-instance judicial body responsible for hearing appeals and reviewing decisions from lower courts within the Vatican's legal system.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court
judicial body
appellateFrom Tribunal of Vatican City State
authority derives authority from the Pope
country Vatican City
establishedBy Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
function hears appeals from lower courts
reviews decisions of first-instance courts
governingLaw Vatican City State law
canon law (as applicable)
handles civil cases on appeal
criminal cases on appeal
jurisdiction Vatican City State
languageOfProceedings Italian
legalSystem Vatican City legal system
level second instance
location Vatican City
partOf judicial system of Vatican City State
positionInHierarchy intermediate court between first-instance court and court of cassation
regionServed territory of Vatican City State
seat Vatican City
sovereign Holy See
subjectToFurtherAppeal Court of Cassation of Vatican City State
typeOfOrganization public authority

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