The Court of Final Appeal of Macau ( pt, Tribunal de Última Instância de Macau; ) is the court with the
final adjudication power on laws of
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
. Prior to 1999, the highest court was the
Higher Court of Justice of Macau and prior to that the
Court of Appeal of the Judiciary District of Lisbon in
Portugal
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.
Under the
Basic Law of Macau
The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( zh, 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法, pt, Lei Básica da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China) is ...
, which is the constitutional document of the region, Macau remains the previous legal jurisdiction. On the other hand, the power of interpretation of the Basic Law itself, being part of the national law, is vested in the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China (NPCSC) in accordance with the Basic Law. However, the same Article delegates such power to the courts of Macau for interpretation while handling court cases.
Judges
Judges of the court include the following:
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Sam Hou Fai
Justice Sam Hou Fai () is the President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau, the highest court in Macau, China.
Before his legal career Sam worked in numerous departments in Macau:
* Deputy Secretary of Macau Monetary Authority 1987-1992
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– President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau
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Viriato Manuel Pinheiro de Lima Viriato may refer to:
* Viriathus (died 139 BC), a leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion in Iberia
* Viriatos
Viriatos, named after the Lusitanian leader Viriathus, was the generic name given to Portuguese volunteers who ...
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Song Man Lei
Song Man Lei (born 1966) is a Macanese judge. She is the first female judge to sit on Macau's highest appellate court, the Court of Final Appeal.
Early life
Song Man Lei studied law, earning a law degree and master's degree at Beijing Uni ...
See also
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Legal system of Macau
Macau law is broadly based on Portuguese law, and therefore part of the civil law tradition of continental European legal systems. Portuguese law is itself highly influenced by German law. However, many other influences are present, including C ...
References
External links
Tribunais da RAEM
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Politics of Macau
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Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
1999 establishments in Macau
Courts and tribunals established in 1999