court of cassation

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A court of cassation is a nation’s highest judicial body for reviewing the correct application of law in lower court decisions, without re-examining the facts of the case.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court of last resort
type of court
appliesTo decisions of lower courts
bindingEffect its rulings guide lower courts
can quash lower court decisions
remand cases to lower courts
uphold lower court decisions
composition professional judges
distinguishedFrom constitutional court
ordinary appellate court
trial court
doesNot normally examine new evidence
re-examine facts of the case
example Court of Cassation of Belgium
Court of Cassation of Egypt
Court of Cassation of France
linked to: court of cassation

Court of Cassation of Italy
Court of Cassation of Lebanon
Court of Cassation of Tunisia
Court of Cassation of Turkey
focusesOn questions of law
goal develop jurisprudence
maintain consistency of case law
protect legality
hasRole ensure uniform interpretation of law
oversee lower courts
review the correct application of law
headedBy chief justice or first president
influenced judicial structures in many civil law countries
jurisdictionType cassation jurisdiction
languageOrigin derived from Latin cassare meaning to annul
legalRemedyName appeal in cassation
legalSystemContext civil law systems
mixed legal systems
mayBe nation’s highest judicial body
mayBeOrganizedBy chambers
specialized sections
mayHave civil chamber
commercial chamber
criminal chamber
originatesFrom French legal tradition
primaryFunction annul or uphold contested judgments on legal grounds
proceduralRequirement appeals often require representation by specialized lawyers
reviews final judgments of appellate courts
final judgments of high courts
sometimesAlsoActsAs supreme court in civil and criminal matters
usuallyHears appeals on points of law only

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People’s Supreme Court typeOfCourt court of cassation
High Court of Justice of France seeAlso Court of Cassation (France)
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Supreme Court of Argentina role court of cassation
Supreme Court of Chile typeOfCourt court of cassation
Minister of Justice of France worksWith Court of Cassation of France
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Constitution of the Republic of Turkey establishes Court of Cassation
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Court of Appeal of Versailles supervisedBy Court of Cassation of France
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Court of Appeal of Versailles decisionsCanBeAppealedTo Court of Cassation of France
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French public law enforcedBy French Court of Cassation (in certain public law matters)
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Court of Cassation of Belgium inspiredBy Court of Cassation of France
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Alfred Dreyfus rehabilitatedBy French Court of Cassation
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contentious section hasProceduralRole court of cassation for administrative courts
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court of cassation example Court of Cassation of France
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French law hasSupremeJudicialAuthority Court of Cassation
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French judiciary hasTopCourt Court of Cassation
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Hoge Raad der Nederlanden legalNature court of cassation
Tribunal fédéral typeOfCourt court of cassation and appeal
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TF legalNature court of cassation
Corte Suprema typeOfCourt court of cassation
Ministry of Justice of France coordinatesWith Court of Cassation of France
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Place Vendôme hasPart Cour de cassation offices
subject linked to: Place Vendôme, Paris
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Public Prosecution Service of France appearsBefore Cour de cassation (criminal chamber)
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Quai de l’Horloge adjacentTo Cour de Cassation (France)
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French Code of Judicial Organization regulates Court of Cassation
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Italian general elections resultsCertifiedBy Court of Cassation
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court of last resort mayBeCalled court of cassation
court of last resort hasExample Court of Cassation of France
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Supreme Court of the Ukrainian SSR role court of cassation
French constitutional bloc recognizedBy Court of Cassation (France)
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Court of Appeal of Paris branch in Melun subordination Court of Cassation of France (for further appeals on points of law)
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courts of Luxembourg hasComponent Cour de cassation
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Areopagus typeOfCourt court of cassation
Third Chamber of the Court of Cassation of Belgium typeOfCourtFunction court of cassation
subject linked to: Third Chamber
Court of Appeal of Douai higherCourt Court of Cassation of France
linked to: court of cassation
Court of Appeal of Douai appealTo Court of Cassation of France
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