highest court in the United Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Court_of_Appeal
gptkb:England_and_Wales
High Court
Court of Session
gptkbp:composedOf 12 Justices
gptkbp:court UK_citizens
gptkbp:established 2009
gptkbp:governedBy the_President_of_the_Supreme_Court
the_Deputy_President_of_the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:has_a_role_in judicial review
upholding the rule of law
devolution issues
protecting individual rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label highest court in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:impact UK_law
gptkbp:independence the executive branch
the legislative branch
gptkbp:influence government policy
gptkbp:internationalClassification a supreme court
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the_UK_legal_system
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for legal disputes
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of UK_law
European_law
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for judicial reviews
constitutional challenges
appeals on points of law
cases of public importance
cases involving significant legal questions
cases that affect the public interest
cases that clarify legal principles
cases that interpret laws
cases that involve constitutional law
cases that set important legal standards
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:UK_government
gptkbp:is_involved_in interpretation of statutes
public interest litigation
interpretation of treaties
landmark legal cases
gptkbp:is_linked_to gptkb:European_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:is_part_of judicial branch of government
gptkbp:issueFeePaid human rights issues
legal precedents
family law cases
constitutional matters
administrative law cases
commercial law cases
public law cases
gptkbp:issues set legal precedents
gptkbp:jurisdiction civil cases
criminal cases
gptkbp:notableFeature devolved administrations
gptkbp:oversees Supreme_Court_Justices
gptkbp:provides legal matters