Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala

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The Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala is the country’s highest judicial authority, overseeing the administration of justice and the interpretation of Guatemalan law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
belongsTo state institutions of Guatemala
branchOf Judicial branch of Guatemala
composition multiple magistrates
country Guatemala
establishedBy Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala
surface form: Constitution of Guatemala
function ensures uniform interpretation of Guatemalan law
guarantees constitutional and legal order within its jurisdiction
hears appeals from lower courts
may issue binding legal precedents within Guatemalan law
oversees judicial administration
governmentType part of the Government of Guatemala
hasAuthority nationwide
headedBy President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
interprets Guatemalan civil law
Guatemalan criminal law
Guatemalan procedural law
Guatemalan statutory law
jurisdiction Guatemala
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalAuthorityOver administrative cases in Guatemala
civil cases in Guatemala
criminal cases in Guatemala
legalSystem civil law system
legalTradition Latin American civil law tradition
levelOfCourt highest court in Guatemala
locatedIn Guatemala
Guatemala City
Guatemala Department
nativeName Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala self-linksurface differs
surface form: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Guatemala
oversees lower courts of Guatemala
partOf Judicial branch of Guatemala
surface form: Judiciary of Guatemala
power judicial review within the Guatemalan legal framework
regionServed Guatemala
surface form: Republic of Guatemala
responsibleFor administration of the court system in Guatemala
discipline of judges within the Guatemalan judiciary
role court of final appeal in Guatemala
highest judicial authority in Guatemala
interprets Guatemalan law
oversees administration of justice in Guatemala
sector public sector
shortName Corte Suprema de Justicia
typeOfCourt national supreme court

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Guatemala City hostsBody Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
Government of Guatemala judicialBody Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala nativeName Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Guatemala
Judicial branch of Guatemala alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
this entity surface form: Organismo Judicial de Guatemala
Judicial branch of Guatemala hasPart Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala partOf Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala headOf Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala positionHeldIn Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala memberOf Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala