Courts and cases Argentina (Lexadin)

COURTS AND CASES ARGENTINA

Federal Appellate Courts / Federal District Courts of First Instance / Federal Supreme Court (Highest Instance) / Federal Territorial Courts / First Instance Courts / Judiciary (general) / Jurisprudence (Case Law) / Minor Courts Justices of the Peace / Other Courts / Provincial Appellate Courts / State Supreme Court / Judicial Map

Federal Supreme Court (Highest Instance)

Corte Suprema

The Federal Supreme Court is the highest instance in Argentina and has jurisdiction on all provices and the Federal capital. The Court consists of 9 judges, appointed by the president with approval of the Senate. The Supreme Court has the power to declare legislative acts unconstitutional. Ssection 116 of the National Constitution establishes that The Supreme Court and the lower courts of the Nation are empowered to hear and decide all cases arising under the Constitution and the laws of the Nation, except for matters under provincial jurisdictions. In such cases, according to section 117, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction. Exclusive jurisdiction is given to the Court on cases concerning public executives , matters in which the Nation shall be a party and matters arising where two or more provinces are involved.

Corte Suprema de Justicia

Federal Appellate Courts

Camara Federal de Apelaciones

The 'Camara Federal de Apelaciones' acts as the Court of Appeal for the lower courts on the federal level. The Federal courts decide on cases with a national character or cases in which inhabitants of different provinces are parties.

Federal District Courts of First Instance

Juzgado Federal de Primera Instancia

The Federal District Courts and Territorial courts (Juzgado Nacional de Primera Instancia) are the courts of first instance on the federal level, for matters that are to be trialed on the federal level.

Federal Territorial Courts

State Supreme Court

Tribunal Superior de Justice

Next to the Federal Court hierarchy, A Provincial court hierarchy exists in Argentina. Depending on the cases and people involved, a case will be trialed by a Federal Court or a Provincial Court. The Highest Judicial Instance in a province is the Tribunal Superior de Justice. There is a Tribunal Superior in each of the 23 provinces and in the Federal capital. As the provinces are autonomous, The Superior Court is the last Judicial instance in the Province. Only in exceptional matters the Federal Supreme Court will act as the ultimate judicial instance. However the court has the supervision to control legality of the judicial processes in the provinces.

Provincial Appellate Courts

First Instance Courts

Minor Courts Justices of the Peace

Juzgado de Paz (Alcades)

The Justices of peace are the local courts that will only trial on minor cases.

Other Courts

Jurisprudence (Case Law)

Jurisprudencia (Portal Abogados)
Jurisprudencia (Legislaw)
Jurisprudencia Argentina (El Dial.com)
Jurisprudencia Nacional
Jurisprudencia Nacional (Ministerio de Justicia)
Jurisprudencia de Corte Suprema
Jurisprudencia de los seguros privados

Judiciary (general)

Consejo de la Magistratura
Defensoría General de la Nación
Procuración General de la Nación