Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal
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The Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal is the country’s highest court for civil and criminal matters, overseeing the uniform application of law and serving as the final court of appeal within the Portuguese judiciary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T933518 — 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: Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal Context triple: [Portuguese Third Republic, judicialBranch, Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal]
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A.
Council of State (Portugal)
The Council of State (Portugal) is a high-level political advisory body to the President of the Portuguese Republic, composed of prominent current and former officeholders and other notable figures.
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B.
Portuguese judicial system
The Portuguese judicial system is the national framework of courts and legal institutions responsible for interpreting and applying the law, ensuring justice, and upholding the constitution in Portugal.
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C.
Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court is Portugal’s highest judicial body responsible for overseeing the constitutionality of laws and ensuring that legislation and state actions comply with the Portuguese Constitution.
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D.
President of the Constitutional Court (Portugal)
The President of the Constitutional Court of Portugal is the head of the country’s highest court for constitutional review, overseeing the interpretation and enforcement of the Portuguese Constitution.
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E.
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation is Mexico’s highest federal court and ultimate judicial authority, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and overseeing the country’s judiciary.
- 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: Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal Target entity description: The Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal is the country’s highest court for civil and criminal matters, overseeing the uniform application of law and serving as the final court of appeal within the Portuguese judiciary.
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A.
Council of State (Portugal)
The Council of State (Portugal) is a high-level political advisory body to the President of the Portuguese Republic, composed of prominent current and former officeholders and other notable figures.
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B.
Portuguese judicial system
The Portuguese judicial system is the national framework of courts and legal institutions responsible for interpreting and applying the law, ensuring justice, and upholding the constitution in Portugal.
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C.
Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court is Portugal’s highest judicial body responsible for overseeing the constitutionality of laws and ensuring that legislation and state actions comply with the Portuguese Constitution.
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D.
President of the Constitutional Court (Portugal)
The President of the Constitutional Court of Portugal is the head of the country’s highest court for constitutional review, overseeing the interpretation and enforcement of the Portuguese Constitution.
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E.
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation is Mexico’s highest federal court and ultimate judicial authority, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and overseeing the country’s judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil law matters
ⓘ
criminal law matters ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem |
Portuguese judicial system
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese ordinary courts system
|
| branchOf | judicial branch of Portugal ⓘ |
| buildingLocation |
Praça do Município, Lisbon
ⓘ
surface form:
Largo do Limoeiro, Lisbon
|
| category |
Courts in Portugal
ⓘ
Supreme courts by country ⓘ |
| constitutionalReviewBy |
Constitutional Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional Court of Portugal
|
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| decides | cases in final instance except constitutional matters ⓘ |
| decidesInPanels | collegial panels of judges ⓘ |
| decisionsBindingOn | lower ordinary courts in Portugal ⓘ |
| excludesJurisdictionOver | constitutional review ⓘ |
| function |
ensure consistency of judicial decisions
ⓘ
standardize case law interpretation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Portuguese procedural law ⓘ |
| handles |
extraordinary appeals for harmonization of jurisprudence
ⓘ
recursos de revista (appeals on points of law) ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
appeals on points of law
ⓘ
extraordinary appeals ⓘ |
| hasLevel | top tier of ordinary courts in Portugal ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasScope | national ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJudge | justices of the Supreme Court of Justice ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of the Supreme Court of Justice ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Portugal ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
|
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Supreme Court of Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
Supremo Tribunal de Justiça
|
| oversees |
lower civil courts in Portugal
ⓘ
lower criminal courts in Portugal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portuguese judicial system
ⓘ
surface form:
Judiciary of Portugal
|
| role |
ensures uniform application of the law
ⓘ
final court of appeal in Portugal ⓘ highest court for civil matters in Portugal ⓘ highest court for criminal matters in Portugal ⓘ |
| separateFrom |
Constitutional Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional Court of Portugal
|
| shortName | STJ ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Portugal
|
| subordinateTo | no higher ordinary court in Portugal ⓘ |
| typeOfAppeal | appeal on matters of law only ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal Description of subject: The Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal is the country’s highest court for civil and criminal matters, overseeing the uniform application of law and serving as the final court of appeal within the Portuguese judiciary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.