court of appeal

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A court of appeal is a higher judicial body that reviews and can overturn or modify decisions made by lower courts.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court ⓘ
court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
aimsTo develop legal precedent ⓘ
ensure fairness in legal process ⓘ
applies case law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
statutory law ⓘ
canBe final appellate court ⓘ
intermediate appellate court ⓘ
existsIn civil law jurisdictions ⓘ
common law jurisdictions ⓘ
hasFunction correct errors of law ⓘ
ensure uniformity of legal decisions ⓘ
hear appeals ⓘ
interpret law ⓘ
review decisions of lower courts ⓘ
hasParticipants appellant ⓘ
judges ⓘ
respondent ⓘ
isAbove trial court ⓘ
isPartOf judicial system ⓘ
issues legal opinions ⓘ
written judgments ⓘ
may affirm decisions of lower courts ⓘ
modify decisions of lower courts ⓘ
order a new trial ⓘ
overturn decisions of lower courts ⓘ
mayBeBelow supreme court ⓘ
mayBeCalled appeal court ⓘ
appellate division ⓘ
court of appeals ⓘ
mayHave jurisdictional limits ⓘ
multiple levels ⓘ
specialized chambers ⓘ
mayReview administrative decisions ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
maySitAs panel of judges ⓘ
oftenHolds oral arguments ⓘ
oftenUses written briefs ⓘ
operatesUnder procedural rules of appeal ⓘ
requires notice of appeal ⓘ
typicallyHears appeals from trial courts ⓘ
questions of law ⓘ
uses trial court record ⓘ
usuallyDoesNotHears new evidence ⓘ
witness testimony ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

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

Audiencia of Bogotá → hasRole → court of appeal ⓘ
judicial branch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → hasLevel → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Judicature Acts → component → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Royal Courts of Justice → contains → Court of Appeal (Civil Division) courtrooms ⓘ
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OLG Nürnberg → hasRole → regional court of appeal ⓘ
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Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt → role → court of appeal ⓘ
DIFC Courts → hasPart → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Parlement of Paris → role → court of appeal ⓘ
Court of Justice of Paraíba → typeOfCourt → court of appeal ⓘ
ACT Supreme Court → hasDivision → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Court of Appeal of the Australian Capital Territory → alsoKnownAs → ACT Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Chhattisgarh High Court → typeOfCourt → Court of appeal ⓘ
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Criminal Procedure Rule Committee → appliesTo → the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) ⓘ
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Lord Justice → appliesToCourtLevel → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Supreme Court of New South Wales → hasDivision → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Four Courts → houses → Court of Appeal (criminal sittings occasionally) ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Western Australia → hasDivision → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Norwegian law → courtLevel → Courts of Appeal ⓘ
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High Court of Hong Kong → hasSubdivision → Court of Appeal of the High Court ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal
British Army military justice system → includesInstitution → Summary Appeal Court ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal
Kosovo Specialist Chambers → hasOrgan → Court of Appeals Panel ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal
Parlement of Toulouse → function → court of appeal ⓘ
Courts of Justice → hasComponent → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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House of Appeals of Brazil → function → national court of appeal ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal
ACT Supreme Court Registry → relatedTo → ACT Court of Appeal ⓘ
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High Court of Ireland → appealsTo → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Court of Appeal (Ireland) → nativeName → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 → created → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Procura della Repubblica → subordinateTo → Procura generale presso la Corte d’appello ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Judicature → hasPart → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Tribunales de Juicio Oral en lo Penal → subordinateTo → Corte de Apelaciones ⓘ
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Tribunales de Juicio Oral en lo Penal → appealableTo → Corte de Apelaciones ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Queensland → hasDivision → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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administrative courts of Greece → hasLevel → courts of appeal (administrative) ⓘ
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Rule 53 – New Trial → appliesTo → Court of Appeals ⓘ
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Judiciary of Dominica → hasLevel → Court of Appeal ⓘ
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Federal Court of Malaysia building → hasChamber → Court of Appeal courtroom ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal
Aulic Council → hasRole → court of appeal ⓘ
Tribunal Superior de Justicia del Estado de Morelos → typeOfCourt → tribunal de apelación ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal