Supreme Court of Norway

E22606

court of last resort judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of Norway is the country’s highest judicial body, serving as the final court of appeal and ultimate interpreter of Norwegian law.

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Label	Occurrences
Supreme Court of Norway canonical	43
Høyesterett	2
Norges Høyesterett	2
Høyesteretts plass, Oslo	1
Norwegian Supreme Court (editorial responsibility)	1
Supreme Court of Norway (indirectly)	1
Supreme Court of Norway (with leave)	1
Supreme Court of Norway building	1
Supreme Court of Norway judgments	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T179588 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme Court of Norway
Context triple: [Oslo, isSeatOf, Supreme Court of Norway]

A. Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
B. Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.
C. Court of Justice of the European Union
The Court of Justice of the European Union is the EU’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all member states.
D. Supreme Court of New Zealand
The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the country’s highest appellate court, established in 2004 to replace appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
E. Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme Court of Norway
Target entity description: The Supreme Court of Norway is the country’s highest judicial body, serving as the final court of appeal and ultimate interpreter of Norwegian law.

A. Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
B. Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.
C. Court of Justice of the European Union
The Court of Justice of the European Union is the EU’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all member states.
D. Supreme Court of New Zealand
The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the country’s highest appellate court, established in 2004 to replace appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
E. Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort ⓘ judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ
appealsFrom	Courts of Appeal of Norway ⓘ
applies	Norwegian law ⓘ international law incorporated into Norwegian law ⓘ
appointmentBy	King of Norway in Council of State ⓘ linked to: King of Norway
branchOf	Judiciary of Norway ⓘ
buildingLocation	Høyesteretts plass, Oslo ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Norway
city	Oslo ⓘ
composition	Chief Justice of Norway ⓘ associate justices ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Norway ⓘ
country	Norway ⓘ
courtType	court of appeal ⓘ
decisionsAre	binding on lower courts in Norway ⓘ
establishedBy	Constitution of Norway ⓘ
establishedInYear	1815 ⓘ
governedBy	Norwegian law ⓘ
governsArea	Norwegian law ⓘ
hasFunction	final appellate review ⓘ judicial review ⓘ uniform interpretation of law ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	administrative law cases ⓘ civil cases ⓘ constitutional law cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.domstol.no/en/enkelt-domstol/supreme-court-of-norway/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Oslo ⓘ
interprets	Constitution of Norway ⓘ Norwegian case law ⓘ Norwegian regulations ⓘ Norwegian statutes ⓘ
jurisdiction	Norway ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	Norwegian ⓘ
legalAuthorityType	court precedent ⓘ
legalSystem	Norwegian legal system ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	Supreme Court of Norway building ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Norway
locatedInCountry	Norway ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Norwegian ⓘ
nativeName	Norges Høyesterett ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Norway
partOf	Judicial system of Norway ⓘ
role	final court of appeal in Norway ⓘ highest court in Norway ⓘ ultimate interpreter of Norwegian law ⓘ
shortName	Høyesterett ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Norway
typeOfOrganization	public institution ⓘ

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Referenced by (53)

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

Oslo → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Supreme Court of Norway → nativeName → Norges Høyesterett ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

Supreme Court of Norway → locatedInBuilding → Supreme Court of Norway building ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

Supreme Court of Norway → shortName → Høyesterett ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

Supreme Court of Norway → buildingLocation → Høyesteretts plass, Oslo ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

Constitution of Norway → establishesJudiciary → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 27 of the Constitution of Norway → isInterpretedBy → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 32 of the Constitution of Norway → hasInterpretationAuthority → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Judiciary of Norway → hasPart → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Judiciary of Norway → headOfGovernmentBranch → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Judiciary of Norway → highestCourt → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Judiciary of Norway → hasAppealTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Chief Justice of Norway → headOf → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Chief Justice of Norway → positionHeldIn → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Chief Justice of Norway → memberOf → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Chief Justice of Norway → seeAlso → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Courts of Appeal of Norway → appealTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Courts of Appeal of Norway → below → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Courts of Appeal of Norway → mayGrantLeaveToAppeal → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Norwegian politics → hasSupremeCourt → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Erik Møse → employer → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Norwegian law → highestCourt → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

District Courts of Norway → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of Norway (indirectly) ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

Court of Impeachment of Norway → distinctFrom → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Borgarting Court of Appeal → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Borgarting Court of Appeal → appealTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Gulating Court of Appeal → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Gulating Court of Appeal → appealTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Eidsivating Court of Appeal → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Eidsivating Court of Appeal → appealFurtherTo → Supreme Court of Norway (with leave) ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

Frostating Court of Appeal → supervisedBy → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Frostating Court of Appeal → appealTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway → subjectMatter → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway → defines → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway → establishes → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway → regulates → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway → designatesAsHighestCourt → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway → grantsAuthorityTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Supreme Court building, Oslo → occupant → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Tore Schei → employer → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Norwegian Courts Administration → doesNotOversee → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 89 of the Constitution of Norway → relatedTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Carsten Smith → employer → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 90 of the Constitution of Norway → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Toril Marie Øie → employer → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Toril Marie Øie → isChiefJusticeOf → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 95 of the Constitution of Norway → appliesTo → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Article 96 of the Constitution of Norway → isInterpretedBy → Supreme Court of Norway ⓘ

Supreme Court of Norway → alsoKnownAs → Norges Høyesterett ⓘ

subject linked to: Supreme Court

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

Supreme Court of Norway → nativeName → Høyesterett ⓘ

subject linked to: Supreme Court

linked to: Supreme Court of Norway

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