Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela

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The Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela is the country’s highest court, responsible for interpreting the constitution and serving as the ultimate authority in its judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
abbreviation TSJ
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Venezuela
appointmentBy National Assembly of Venezuela
buildingType courthouse
composition magistrates
country Venezuela
countrySeat Caracas
establishedBy 1999 Constitution of Venezuela
function adjudication of disputes between branches of government
constitutional interpretation
hearing of cassation appeals in civil matters
hearing of cassation appeals in criminal matters
hearing of cassation appeals in labor and social matters
judicial review of laws
oversight of electoral matters through its Electoral Chamber
governmentBranch Judicial branch of Venezuela
hasAuthorityOver lower courts of Venezuela
hasDivision Civil Cassation Chamber
Constitutional Chamber
Criminal Cassation Chamber
Electoral Chamber
Political-Administrative Chamber
Social Cassation Chamber
linked to: court of cassation
hasOfficialWebsite http://www.tsj.gob.ve/
headquarters Supreme Tribunal of Justice building, Caracas
interprets Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
jurisdiction Venezuela
legalBasis Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Capital District (Venezuela)
Caracas
nativeLabel Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Government of Venezuela
precededBy Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela
replaces Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela
role constitutional court of Venezuela
final court of appeal in Venezuela
head of the judicial branch of Venezuela
highest court of Venezuela
interpreter of the Constitution of Venezuela
shortName TSJ
supervises judicial system of Venezuela

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Government of Venezuela judicialBranch Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Municipality of Libertador contains Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Capital District of Venezuela hasNationalInstitution Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Distrito Capital hasImportantInstitution Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Capital District seatOfGovernment Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela nativeLabel Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela
linked to: Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela replaces Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela
linked to: Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela role constitutional court of Venezuela
linked to: Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela precededBy Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela
linked to: Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Venezuela
linked to: Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela appointmentOfHeadBy Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis involves Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela