Supreme Court of the USSR

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal civil cases
criminal cases
gptkbp:composedOf judges
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dissolved 1991
gptkbp:established 1936
gptkbp:function highest court of appeal
issue legal opinions
protect rights of citizens
review decisions of lower courts
provide legal guidance
ensure uniformity of law
handle appeals from administrative courts
handle appeals from economic courts
handle appeals from local courts
handle appeals from military courts
handle appeals from regional courts
handle cases involving administrative law
handle cases involving administrative offenses
handle cases involving civil law
handle cases involving civil rights
handle cases involving constitutional law
handle cases involving contract law
handle cases involving criminal law
handle cases involving economic offenses
handle cases involving family law
handle cases involving international law
handle cases involving labor disputes
handle cases involving political offenses
handle cases involving property law
handle cases involving public order
handle cases involving state secrets
handle cases involving state security
handle cases involving tort law
handle constitutional complaints
interpret constitutional issues
oversee military courts
resolve jurisdictional disputes
review administrative cases
supervise economic courts
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Moscow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Court of the USSR
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Soviet_legal_system
gptkbp:jurisdiction Soviet_law
gptkbp:language Russian
gptkbp:legalStatus civil law system
gptkbp:notableFeature land reform cases
human rights cases
political trials
dissolution of political parties
Khrushchev's_reforms
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:All-Union_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Constitution_of_the_USSR
gptkbp:role interpretation of laws
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Russia
gptkbp:type judicial body