Obergericht des Kantons Zürich
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The Obergericht des Kantons Zürich is the highest cantonal court of the Swiss Canton of Zürich, serving primarily as its court of appeal in civil and criminal matters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Obergericht des Kantons Zürich canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4888919 — 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: Obergericht des Kantons Zürich Context triple: [Canton of Zürich, hasJudicialBody, Obergericht des Kantons Zürich]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Kantonsgericht St. Gallen
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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D.
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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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: Obergericht des Kantons Zürich Target entity description: The Obergericht des Kantons Zürich is the highest cantonal court of the Swiss Canton of Zürich, serving primarily as its court of appeal in civil and criminal matters.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Kantonsgericht St. Gallen
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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D.
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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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 (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of appeal
ⓘ
higher cantonal court ⓘ |
| appealTo |
Bundesgericht (Switzerland)
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
|
| appliesLaw |
cantonal law of Zürich
ⓘ
federal law of Switzerland ⓘ |
| appliesLegalSystem |
Swiss legal system
ⓘ
civil law system ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
ⓘ
court clerks ⓘ judges ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Canton of Zürich parliament (Kantonsrat)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kantonsrat Zürich
|
| handlesCaseType |
appeals from lower courts
ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | OG ZH ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ensuring uniform application of law in the canton
ⓘ
review of first-instance judgments ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil law disputes in the Canton of Zürich
ⓘ
criminal law cases in the Canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Obergericht des Kantons Zürich ⓘ |
| hasType | second-instance court ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.gerichte-zh.ch/gerichte/obergericht.html ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | Bezirksgerichte des Kantons Zürich ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Judiciary of the Canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law institution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Zürich
ⓘ
Zürich ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich
|
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss judiciary ⓘ |
| role |
court of appeal in civil matters
ⓘ
court of appeal in criminal matters ⓘ highest cantonal court of the Canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| seat |
Zürich
ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich
|
| supervises | Bezirksgerichte des Kantons Zürich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obergericht des Kantons Zürich Description of subject: The Obergericht des Kantons Zürich is the highest cantonal court of the Swiss Canton of Zürich, serving primarily as its court of appeal in civil and criminal matters.
Referenced by (2)
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