Supreme Court of Colombia

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court judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of Colombia is the country’s highest court of ordinary jurisdiction, responsible for final appeals in civil, criminal, and labor cases and for helping safeguard the rule of law within the Colombian judicial system.

Aliases (9)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court → judicial body → supreme court →
appoints	Attorney General of Colombia (with participation of other bodies) →
branchOfGovernment	judicial branch of Colombia →
buildingLocatedIn	Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandía →
chamber	Civil Chamber → Criminal Chamber → Labor Chamber → Special Chambers →
city	Bogotá →
composition	multiple chambers →
country	Colombia →
countryCapitalLocation	capital of Colombia →
differentiatedFrom	Constitutional Court of Colombia (which handles constitutional review) → Council of State of Colombia (which is the highest administrative court) →
function	final appeals in civil cases → final appeals in criminal cases → final appeals in labor cases → safeguard the rule of law in Colombia →
handles	civil cases → criminal cases → labor cases →
hasJurisdictionOver	civil law matters → criminal law matters → labor law matters →
highestCourtFor	ordinary jurisdiction in Colombia →
jurisdiction	Colombia →
languageOfWork	Spanish →
legalBasis	Constitution of Colombia →
legalForm	collegiate court →
legalSystem	Colombian judicial system →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Bogotá, D.C. →
location	Bogotá →
nativeName	Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia →
nativeNameLanguage	Spanish →
partOf	Judicial Power of Colombia →
power	interpretation of ordinary law → review of lower court decisions →
responsibility	contribute to safeguarding the rule of law in Colombia → ensure uniform interpretation of ordinary law in Colombia → guarantee legal certainty in ordinary jurisdiction →
role	court of final appeal → court of last resort →
separatedFrom	Constitutional Court of Colombia → Council of State of Colombia →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia → Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia → Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia → Special Chambers (Supreme Court of Colombia) →	partOf
Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia ("Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia") → Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia ("Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia") → Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia ("Special Chamber for Criminal Appeals of the Supreme Court of Colombia") →	distinctFrom
Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia ("Sala de Casación Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia") → Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia ("Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia") →	alsoKnownAs
Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") → Government of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	judicialBody
Attorney General of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	appointedBy
Council of State of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	coequalWith
Attorney General of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	cooperatesWith
Judicial Power of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	hasComponent
Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandía ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	hasTenant
Bogotá →	hostsInstitution
Council of State of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	isPartOfSystemWith
Council of State of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia") →	isSeparateFrom
Supreme Court of Colombia ("Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia") →	nativeName
Constitutional Court of Colombia ("Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia (for some constitutional functions)") →	predecessor
Special Chambers (Supreme Court of Colombia) ("plenary of the Supreme Court of Colombia") →	reportsTo