Supreme Court of Spain

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court of last resort judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of Spain is the highest judicial body in the Spanish legal system, serving as the final court of appeal for most legal matters and ensuring the uniform interpretation of national law.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Supreme Court of Spain canonical	21
Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain	1
Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain	1
Military Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain	1
Social Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain	1
Spanish Supreme Court	1
Supreme Court of Spain (Contentious-Administrative Chamber)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3562590 — 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 Spain
Context triple: [Spanish law, hasJurisdiction, Supreme Court of Spain]

A. Constitutional Court of Spain
The Constitutional Court of Spain is the highest body in Spain responsible for interpreting the Constitution and reviewing the constitutionality of laws and public acts.
B. Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal
The Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal is the country’s highest court for civil and criminal matters, overseeing the uniform application of law and serving as the final court of appeal within the Portuguese judiciary.
C. Cortes Superiores de Justicia
Las Cortes Superiores de Justicia son tribunales de segunda instancia del Poder Judicial peruano que conocen recursos y apelaciones contra decisiones de juzgados inferiores dentro de sus respectivos distritos judiciales.
D. Court of Madrid
The Court of Madrid was the principal royal and political center of the Spanish monarchy, serving as the seat of the king and his court in the capital city.
E. Spanish courts
Spanish courts are the judicial bodies in Spain responsible for interpreting and applying the law, resolving disputes, and administering justice across civil, criminal, administrative, and other legal matters.
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 Spain
Target entity description: The Supreme Court of Spain is the highest judicial body in the Spanish legal system, serving as the final court of appeal for most legal matters and ensuring the uniform interpretation of national law.

A. Constitutional Court of Spain
The Constitutional Court of Spain is the highest body in Spain responsible for interpreting the Constitution and reviewing the constitutionality of laws and public acts.
B. Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal
The Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal is the country’s highest court for civil and criminal matters, overseeing the uniform application of law and serving as the final court of appeal within the Portuguese judiciary.
C. Cortes Superiores de Justicia
Las Cortes Superiores de Justicia son tribunales de segunda instancia del Poder Judicial peruano que conocen recursos y apelaciones contra decisiones de juzgados inferiores dentro de sus respectivos distritos judiciales.
D. Court of Madrid
The Court of Madrid was the principal royal and political center of the Spanish monarchy, serving as the seat of the king and his court in the capital city.
E. Spanish courts
Spanish courts are the judicial bodies in Spain responsible for interpreting and applying the law, resolving disputes, and administering justice across civil, criminal, administrative, and other legal matters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort ⓘ judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ
above	High Courts of Justice of the autonomous communities of Spain ⓘ linked to: High Courts of Justice of the Autonomous Communities National Court of Spain ⓘ
address	Plaza de la Villa de París, Madrid ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Spanish Supreme Court ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Spain
appointingAuthorityOfPresident	King of Spain ⓘ
branchOf	Judiciary of Spain ⓘ linked to: Spanish courts
canReview	final judgments of lower courts in Spain ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ
constitutionalReviewBodyInSpain	Constitutional Court of Spain ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
establishedInPeriod	19th century ⓘ
excludesJurisdictionOver	constitutional review of laws ⓘ
hasChamber	Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Spain Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ linked to: Contentious-Administrative Courts Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Spain Military Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Spain Social Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Spain
hasFunction	resolve cassation appeals ⓘ try certain high officials in criminal matters ⓘ unify case law interpretation ⓘ
headedBy	President of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ
jurisdiction	Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish legal system ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	Spanish ⓘ
legalAuthoritySource	organic laws of Spain ⓘ
legalNature	state institution of Spain ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law ⓘ
locatedIn	Community of Madrid ⓘ Madrid ⓘ Spain ⓘ
nativeName	Tribunal Supremo ⓘ
oversees	civil jurisdiction at national level ⓘ contentious-administrative jurisdiction at national level ⓘ criminal jurisdiction at national level ⓘ military jurisdiction at national level ⓘ social (labor) jurisdiction at national level ⓘ
partOf	Spanish judicial power ⓘ
presidentSelectedOnProposalOf	General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
role	court of final appeal in most legal matters in Spain ⓘ ensures uniform interpretation of national law ⓘ highest judicial body in Spain ⓘ
seat	Palacio de las Salesas Reales ⓘ linked to: Palacio de las Salesas
shortName	TS ⓘ
symbol	coat of arms of Spain (as state court) ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Spain
triesInFirstInstance	members of the Cortes Generales in certain cases ⓘ members of the Government of Spain in certain cases ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

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

Spanish law → hasJurisdiction → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Constitutional Court of Spain → distinctFrom → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Spanish courts → topCourt → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Spanish courts → hasCourt → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Supreme Court of Spain → hasChamber → Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Spain

Supreme Court of Spain → hasChamber → Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Spain

Supreme Court of Spain → hasChamber → Social Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Spain

Supreme Court of Spain → hasChamber → Military Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Spain

Supreme Court of Spain → alsoKnownAs → Spanish Supreme Court ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Spain

General Council of the Judiciary of Spain → worksWith → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands → canBeAppealedTo → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

President of the Supreme Court of Spain → headOf → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

President of the Supreme Court of Spain → presidesOver → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

President of the Supreme Court of Spain → officeHoldersBody → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

TC → distinctFrom → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Organic Law of the Judiciary → governs → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

High Courts of Justice of the Autonomous Communities → notAbove → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

High Courts of Justice of the Autonomous Communities → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

High Courts of Justice of the Autonomous Communities → distinctFrom → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Contentious-Administrative Courts → supervisedBy → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Contentious-Administrative Courts → hasHigherCourt → Supreme Court of Spain (Contentious-Administrative Chamber) ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Court of Spain

Social Courts → higherCourt → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Jordi Cuixart → convictedBy → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Jordi Turull → convictedBy → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Spanish legal system → hasHighestCourt → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands → higherCourt → Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ

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