The Supreme Court of Justice is the highest judicial court in

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. Its jurisdiction extends over the entire territory of the nation. It is headquartered in the Palace of Justice in

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Structure

The supreme court is composed of three Supreme Sectors: *''Civil Sector'': Presides over all topics related to

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and

commercial law Commercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and business engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branc ...

. *''Criminal Sector'': Presides over all topics relating to

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*''Constitutional and Social Sector'': Presides over all topics relating to

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and

labor law Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee ...

Integrated into the Supreme Court are the Supreme Speakers and Supreme Provisionary Speakers, who substitute the Supreme Speakers in case of absence. The Supreme Speakers are distributed into each one of the Supreme Sectors that the law establishes. The President of the Supreme Court and the Chief Speaker of the Office of the Control of the Magistrature are not integrated into any Supreme Sector. The Supreme Court consists of three permanent Supreme Sectors (Civil, Criminal, and Constitutional and Social). Each Supreme Sector has five Supreme Speakers who elect a president within each other.

Mechanisms

The

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guarantees the ''right to the double instance'', which the Supreme Court recognizes. In event that this right is failed, the appeals in the processes that interpose before the Superior Sectors, or it is brought before the Supreme Court. The

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is also recognized by this court.

Members

President

*Elvia Barrios Alvarado

Justices

*César San Martín Castro (since 2004) *Victor Roberto Prado Saldarriaga (since 2007) *Ana María Aranda Rodríguez (since 2011) *Javier Arévalo Vela (since 2011) *Jorge Luis Salas Arenas (since 2011) *Janet Ofelia Tello Gilardi (since 2013) *Héctor Enrique Lama More (since 2016) *Carlos Giovanni Arias Lazarte (since 2017) *Mariem Vicky de la Rosa Bedriñana (since 2019) *Carlos Alberto Calderón Puertas (since 2022) *Emilia Bustamante Oyague (since 2022) *Ulises Augusto Yaya Zumaeta (since 2022) *Manuel Estuardo Luján Tupez (since 2022) *Víctor Antonio Castillo León (since 2022) *Roberto Rolando Burneo Bermejo (since 2022)

Notes

References

Courts in Peru

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