Court of Cassation of Lebanon

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The Court of Cassation of Lebanon is the country’s highest judicial authority, serving as the supreme court of appeal that ensures uniform interpretation and application of Lebanese law.

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instanceOf court of cassation ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
aim safeguard legality and legal certainty in Lebanon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cour de cassation du Liban ⓘ
محكمة التمييز اللبنانية ⓘ
appealsFrom Courts of Appeal of Lebanon ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Lebanon ⓘ
cannotReview facts already established by lower courts (in principle) ⓘ
canReview errors of law ⓘ
procedural violations ⓘ
composition chambers of judges ⓘ
president of the Court of Cassation ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
decidesOn administrative disputes in certain instances ⓘ
appeals on points of law ⓘ
civil cases on appeal ⓘ
commercial cases on appeal ⓘ
criminal cases on appeal ⓘ
ensures consistency of judicial decisions across Lebanon ⓘ
establishedIn 20th century ⓘ
function interpret Lebanese statutes ⓘ
oversee correct application of law by lower courts ⓘ
review legality of final judgments ⓘ
unify judicial precedents ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver civil chamber decisions ⓘ
commercial chamber decisions ⓘ
criminal chamber decisions ⓘ
hasLevel court of last resort ⓘ
headedBy First President of the Court of Cassation ⓘ
jurisdiction Lebanon ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Arabic ⓘ
legalSystem Lebanese legal system ⓘ
legalTradition civil law ⓘ
locatedIn Beirut ⓘ
mayIssue binding legal interpretations for lower courts ⓘ
oversees lower ordinary courts in Lebanon ⓘ
partOf Lebanese judiciary ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese courts
relatedTo Lebanese Constitution ⓘ
role ensures uniform application of Lebanese law ⓘ
ensures uniform interpretation of Lebanese law ⓘ
highest judicial authority in Lebanon ⓘ
supreme court of appeal in Lebanon ⓘ
subjectTo Lebanese constitutional framework ⓘ
typeOfAppeal cassation appeal ⓘ
worksWith Ministry of Justice of Lebanon ⓘ

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court of cassation → example → Court of Cassation of Lebanon ⓘ
Court of Cassation of Lebanon → role → supreme court of appeal in Lebanon ⓘ
linked to: Court of Cassation of Lebanon
Court of Cassation of Lebanon → alsoKnownAs → Cour de cassation du Liban ⓘ
linked to: Court of Cassation of Lebanon
Court of Cassation of Lebanon → alsoKnownAs → محكمة التمييز اللبنانية ⓘ
linked to: Court of Cassation of Lebanon