Kantonsgericht St. Gallen
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Kantonsgericht St. Gallen is the cantonal court of the Swiss Canton of St. Gallen, serving as a higher judicial authority for civil, criminal, and public law matters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kantonsgericht St. Gallen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4853851 — 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: Kantonsgericht St. Gallen Context triple: [Canton of St. Gallen, judicialBody, Kantonsgericht St. Gallen]
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A.
Aargau cantonal court
The Aargau cantonal court is the highest judicial authority of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland, responsible for handling major civil, criminal, and administrative cases within the canton.
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B.
Cantonal Court of Bern
The Cantonal Court of Bern is the highest judicial authority in the Swiss canton of Bern, responsible for overseeing and adjudicating major civil, criminal, and administrative cases within the canton.
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C.
Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt
Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt is the highest cantonal court of the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt, serving primarily as its court of appeal.
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D.
Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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E.
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland is the country’s highest judicial authority, serving as the final court of appeal and ensuring the uniform application of Swiss federal law.
- 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: Kantonsgericht St. Gallen Target entity description: Kantonsgericht St. Gallen is the cantonal court of the Swiss Canton of St. Gallen, serving as a higher judicial authority for civil, criminal, and public law matters.
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A.
Aargau cantonal court
The Aargau cantonal court is the highest judicial authority of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland, responsible for handling major civil, criminal, and administrative cases within the canton.
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B.
Cantonal Court of Bern
The Cantonal Court of Bern is the highest judicial authority in the Swiss canton of Bern, responsible for overseeing and adjudicating major civil, criminal, and administrative cases within the canton.
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C.
Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt
Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt is the highest cantonal court of the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt, serving primarily as its court of appeal.
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D.
Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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E.
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland is the country’s highest judicial authority, serving as the final court of appeal and ensuring the uniform application of Swiss federal law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantonal court
ⓘ
court of law ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Swiss federal law
ⓘ
cantonal law of St. Gallen ⓘ |
| appliesPrinciple |
independence of the judiciary
ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ |
| canBeAppealedTo |
Swiss Federal Supreme Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| decidesOn | appeals against decisions of lower courts in St. Gallen ⓘ |
| employs |
court clerks
ⓘ
judges ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Swiss Code of Civil Procedure
ⓘ
Swiss Criminal Procedure Code ⓘ cantonal procedural laws of St. Gallen ⓘ |
| handlesMatter |
administrative law cases
ⓘ
civil law cases ⓘ criminal law cases ⓘ public law cases ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | KG SG ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration of justice in the Canton of St. Gallen
ⓘ
ensuring uniform application of law within the canton ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Kantonsgericht St. Gallen ⓘ |
| hasSeat | St. Gallen ⓘ |
| hasType |
appeal court at cantonal level
ⓘ
second-instance court ⓘ |
| hears |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ public law appeals ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canton of St. Gallen ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | German ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of St. Gallen
ⓘ
city of St. Gallen ⓘ
linked to:
St. Gallen
|
| oversees | lower district courts in the Canton of St. Gallen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss judiciary
ⓘ
judicial system of the Canton of St. Gallen ⓘ |
| role | higher cantonal judicial authority ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Swiss Federal Constitution
ⓘ
cantonal constitution of St. Gallen ⓘ |
| typeOfAuthority | judicial authority ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kantonsgericht St. Gallen Description of subject: Kantonsgericht St. Gallen is the cantonal court of the Swiss Canton of St. Gallen, serving as a higher judicial authority for civil, criminal, and public law matters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.