Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

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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.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation canonical	26
Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación	7
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)	6
Poder Judicial de la Federación	2
Federal Judiciary of Mexico	1
Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)	1
Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación under the 1857 Constitution	1
Supreme Court of Justice of the Mexican Nation (19th century court system)	1
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in cases of constitutional importance	1
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in its judicial functions	1
constitutional court of Mexico	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34448 — 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 the Nation
Context triple: [Mexico City, hostsInstitution, Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation]

A. Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
B. Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
C. Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union was the highest judicial authority in the USSR, overseeing the application of Soviet law and supervising lower courts across the union republics.
D. Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.
E. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, responsible for interpreting the territory’s constitution and laws and overseeing its court system.
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 the Nation
Target entity description: 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.

A. Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
B. Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
C. Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union was the highest judicial authority in the USSR, overseeing the application of Soviet law and supervising lower courts across the union republics.
D. Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.
E. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, responsible for interpreting the territory’s constitution and laws and overseeing its court system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional court ⓘ court of last resort ⓘ federal court ⓘ supreme court ⓘ
appointmentBy	President of Mexico ⓘ
branchOf	Government of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Judiciary of Mexico
building	Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building ⓘ
buildingLocation	Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Historic center of Mexico City
composition	11 ministers ⓘ
confirmationBy	Senate of the Republic of Mexico ⓘ
constitutionalRole	highest court in Mexico ⓘ ultimate interpreter of the Constitution of Mexico ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
decidesOn	actions of unconstitutionality against federal and local laws ⓘ constitutional controversies between branches of the federal government ⓘ constitutional controversies between federal and state governments ⓘ constitutional controversies between states ⓘ important amparo cases that set binding precedent ⓘ
establishedBy	Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ⓘ surface form: Constitution of 1917 of Mexico
governs	Federal Judiciary Council (through constitutional oversight role) ⓘ
headTitle	President of the Supreme Court ⓘ
issues	jurisprudential theses ⓘ
jurisdiction	Mexico ⓘ federal ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ⓘ surface form: Constitution of Mexico
location	Mexico City ⓘ
memberTitle	minister ⓘ
officialName	Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación
partOf	Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Federal Judiciary of Mexico
power	to declare laws unconstitutional ⓘ to invalidate general norms with binding effect ⓘ
precededBy	Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Mexican Nation (19th century court system)
responsibility	hearing of amparo cases in specific circumstances ⓘ judicial review of laws and acts of authority ⓘ oversight of the federal judiciary ⓘ protection of the Mexican Constitution ⓘ resolution of actions of unconstitutionality ⓘ resolution of constitutional controversies ⓘ
shortName	SCJN ⓘ
sitsEnBanc	Plenary of the Supreme Court ⓘ
subdivision	First Chamber ⓘ Second Chamber ⓘ
symbol	coat of arms of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ
termLengthOfMinisters	15 years ⓘ
typeOfLawApplied	Constitutional law of Mexico ⓘ Mexican federal law ⓘ
website	https://www.scjn.gob.mx ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (48)

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

Mexico City → hostsInstitution → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation → officialName → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation → partOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Judiciary of Mexico

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation → precededBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Mexican Nation (19th century court system)

Government of Mexico → judicialBody → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Political Constitution of the United Mexican States → establishesJudicialBody → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building → usedBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building → operatedBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

First Chamber → partOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

First Chamber → worksAlongside → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

this entity surface form: Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

Plenary of the Supreme Court → partOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Federal Judiciary Council (through constitutional oversight role) → operatesUnderAuthorityOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Federal Judiciary Council

Federal Judiciary Council (through constitutional oversight role) → reportsTo → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Federal Judiciary Council

Federal Judiciary Council (through constitutional oversight role) → excludesFromItsAuthority → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Federal Judiciary Council

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in its judicial functions

SCJN → fullName → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

SCJN → role → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: constitutional court of Mexico

SCJN → predecessor → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación under the 1857 Constitution

SCJN → partOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Poder Judicial de la Federación

SCJN → nativeName → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

Second Chamber → partOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

Judicial Branch of Mexico → alsoKnownAs → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Poder Judicial de la Federación

Judicial Branch of Mexico → hasHighestCourt → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Judicial Branch of Mexico → includes → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Council of the Federal Judiciary → worksWith → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Title Three → enforcedBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Title Six → enforceableBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

Title Seven → enforceableBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

Title Nine → enforcedBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Title Ten → enforceableBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

Title Eleven → enforceableBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Title Twelve → enforceableBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

Title Thirteen → enforceableBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)

Palacio de Justicia de la Nación → houses → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Primera Sala de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación → partOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation → hasJurisdictionOver → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation → represents → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Organic Law of the Judicial Power of the Federation → regulates → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

chambers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation → partOf → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Federal Judicial Weekly (Semanario Judicial de la Federación) → publisher → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Federal Judicial Weekly

Federal Judicial Weekly (Semanario Judicial de la Federación) → maintainedBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Federal Judicial Weekly

Collegiate Circuit Courts → higherCourt → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

Collegiate Circuit Courts → appealTo → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in cases of constitutional importance

Unitary Circuit Courts → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

District Courts → decisionsReviewableBy → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: District Courts of Mexico

Edificio de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación → occupant → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

Edificio de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación → governingBody → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

Edificio de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación → namedAfter → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

Mexican Federation → judicialBody → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ⓘ

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