Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court of Norway is the country's highest judicial body, responsible for final appeals and ensuring uniform interpretation of Norwegian law.

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Supreme Court canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Norges Høyesterett ⓘ
appointmentBy King of Norway in Council of State ⓘ
linked to: King of Norway
authorizedBy Constitution of Norway ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Norway ⓘ
city Oslo ⓘ
composition Chief Justice of Norway ⓘ
Supreme Court justices ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Norway ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
establishedInYear 1815 ⓘ
excludes fact-finding in most cases ⓘ
governs uniform application of Norwegian law ⓘ
handles appeals on points of law ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver lower courts of Norway ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of Norway ⓘ
hearsCasesFrom Courts of Appeal of Norway ⓘ
interprets Constitution of Norway ⓘ
statutory law of Norway ⓘ
jurisdiction Norway ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Norwegian ⓘ
legalSystem Norwegian law ⓘ
locatedInBuilding Supreme Court building, Oslo ⓘ
location Oslo ⓘ
memberOf Norwegian judiciary ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Norway
nativeName Høyesterett ⓘ
partOf Government of Norway ⓘ
power final appellate jurisdiction in civil cases ⓘ
final appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases ⓘ
interpretation of Norwegian law ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ
precededBy High Court of Appeals in Christiania ⓘ
region Eastern Norway ⓘ
role court of final appeal in Norway ⓘ
ensures uniform interpretation of Norwegian law ⓘ
highest judicial body in Norway ⓘ
seat Oslo ⓘ
typeOfCourt appellate court ⓘ
constitutional court ⓘ
website https://www.domstol.no/en/enkelt-domstol/supremecourt/ ⓘ

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Norwegian law → courtLevel → Supreme Court ⓘ