Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court is the highest court of general jurisdiction in Taiwan’s judicial system, responsible for ensuring the uniform interpretation and application of law.

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Supreme Court canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Taiwan Supreme Court ⓘ
appealRequirement case must involve legal issues rather than factual disputes ⓘ
appealType appeals on points of law ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Taiwan ⓘ
cannotHear new evidence in principle ⓘ
composition multiple chambers ⓘ
panels of judges ⓘ
constitutionalReviewBody Constitutional Court (Taiwan) ⓘ
country Taiwan ⓘ
doesNotHaveJurisdictionOver constitutional interpretation ⓘ
ensures consistency of judicial decisions in Taiwan ⓘ
establishedBy laws of the Republic of China ⓘ
function ensure uniform interpretation and application of law ⓘ
review judgments of lower courts on matters of law ⓘ
hasAuthorityTo quash lower court judgments ⓘ
remand cases to lower courts ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver civil cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Taiwan) ⓘ
higherCourtFor High Courts of Taiwan ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
languageOfProceedings Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
legalNature court of cassation in practice ⓘ
legalSystem civil law system ⓘ
legalTradition continental European legal tradition ⓘ
levelInCourtHierarchy highest ordinary court level ⓘ
locatedIn Taipei ⓘ
linked to: Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan ⓘ
officialName Supreme Court of the Republic of China ⓘ
oversees application of the Civil Code of Taiwan ⓘ
application of the Criminal Code of Taiwan ⓘ
partOf judicial system of Taiwan ⓘ
primaryPurpose maintain uniformity in legal interpretation across Taiwan ⓘ
regionServed Kinmen ⓘ
Matsu ⓘ
linked to: Matsu Islands

Penghu ⓘ
linked to: Penghu County

Taiwan Island ⓘ
linked to: Formosa
role court of final appeal in criminal and civil cases ⓘ
highest court of general jurisdiction in Taiwan’s judicial system ⓘ
typeOfLawHandled private law ⓘ
public law (non-constitutional) ⓘ

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Judicial Yuan → hasComponent → Supreme Court ⓘ