Supreme Court of Colombia

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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.

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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
surface form: Bogotá, D.C.
location Bogotá
nativeName Supreme Court of Colombia self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 (which handles constitutional review)
surface form: Constitutional Court of Colombia

Council of State of Colombia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bogotá hostsInstitution Supreme Court of Colombia
Supreme Court of Colombia nativeName Supreme Court of Colombia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia
Colombia judicialBody Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Government of Colombia judicialBody Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Judicial Power of Colombia hasComponent Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Civil Chamber partOf Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
Civil Chamber distinctFrom Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
Civil Chamber distinctFrom Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
Civil Chamber distinctFrom Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Special Chamber for Criminal Appeals of the Supreme Court of Colombia
Criminal Chamber partOf Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
Criminal Chamber alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Sala de Casación Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia
Criminal Chamber alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia
Special Chambers partOf Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Special Chambers (Supreme Court of Colombia)
Special Chambers reportsTo Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Special Chambers (Supreme Court of Colombia)
this entity surface form: plenary of the Supreme Court of Colombia
Attorney General of Colombia (with participation of other bodies) appointedBy Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Attorney General of Colombia (with participation of other bodies) cooperatesWith Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Constitutional Court of Colombia (which handles constitutional review) predecessor Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Constitutional Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia (for some constitutional functions)
Council of State of Colombia (which is the highest administrative court) isSeparateFrom Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Council of State of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Council of State of Colombia (which is the highest administrative court) isPartOfSystemWith Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Council of State of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandía hasTenant Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Council of State of Colombia coequalWith Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Labor Chamber partOf Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia
Judicial branch of Colombia hasHighestCourt Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Judicial branch of Colombia hasCourt Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Constitutional Court of Colombia predecessor Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia (in constitutional matters)
Capital District of Bogotá isSeatOf Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Republic of New Granada judicialBranch Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of New Granada
Palacio de Justicia de Colombia houses Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Office of the Attorney General of Colombia appointedBy Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Fiscal General de la Nación appointedBy Supreme Court of Colombia
subject surface form: Fiscal General de la Nación (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Fiscalía General de la Nación appointedBy Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia
Fiscalía General de la Nación cooperatesWith Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia
Inspector General of Colombia shortlistProposedBy Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Alfonso Reyes Echandía employer Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Alfonso Reyes Echandía memberOf Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
Casa de Nariño area, Bogotá contains Supreme Court of Colombia
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia