Courts of First Instance and Instruction

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The Courts of First Instance and Instruction are Spanish judicial bodies that handle both civil and criminal matters at the lowest level of the court system, including preliminary investigations and minor disputes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Juzgados de Primera Instancia e Instrucción ⓘ
belongsTo judicial power of Spain ⓘ
competence first instance civil proceedings ⓘ
first instance criminal proceedings ⓘ
pre-trial criminal investigation ⓘ
protective civil measures ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
decisionsAppealableTo Provincial Courts of Spain ⓘ
function application of Spanish law in ordinary cases ⓘ
fact-finding at first instance ⓘ
governedBy Spanish Organic Law of the Judiciary ⓘ
handles initial phases of more serious criminal cases ⓘ
misdemeanour-level criminal cases ⓘ
small claims civil cases ⓘ
hasSeatIn judicial districts of Spain ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom no lower ordinary courts ⓘ
jurisdiction civil matters ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
legalSystem Spanish judicial system ⓘ
levelInCourtSystem lowest level ⓘ
partOf ordinary jurisdiction courts of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Spanish courts
presidedBy judge ⓘ
role handle preliminary investigations in criminal cases ⓘ
resolve minor civil disputes ⓘ
resolve minor criminal offences ⓘ
scope local ⓘ
typeOfLawApplied civil law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ

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

Spanish courts → hasCourt → Courts of First Instance and Instruction ⓘ
Courts of First Instance and Instruction → alsoKnownAs → Juzgados de Primera Instancia e Instrucción ⓘ
linked to: Courts of First Instance and Instruction
Spanish legal system → hasCourt → Courts of First Instance and Instruction ⓘ