Court of Final Appeal (Macau)
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The Court of Final Appeal is the court with the final adjudication power on laws of Macau Special Administrative Region
of the People's Republic of China
. Prior to 1999, the highest court was the Higher Court of Justice (Superior Court of Justice) of Macao 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, 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.
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Prior to 1999, the highest court was the Higher Court of Justice (Superior Court of Justice) of Macao and prior to that the Court of Appeal of the Judiciary District of Lisbon in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
Under the Basic Law of Macau, 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
A list of judges of the different branches of the Court:- Tribunal de Última Instância
- Sam Hou FaiSam Hou FaiSam Hou Fai is the President of the Court of Final Appeal in Macau, the highest court in the region.Mr Justice Sam is also President of the Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais and member of the Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes....
- Presidente - Chu Kin - Juiz
- Virato Manuel Pinheiro de Lima - Juiz
- Sam Hou Fai
- Tribunal de Segunda Instância
- Lai Kin HongLai Kin HongLai Kin Hong is the President of the Tribunal de Segunda Instancia, an appellate court within the judiciary of Macau.Mr. Justice Lai is also a member of the Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais.-References:...
- Presidente - Choi Mou Pan - Juiz
- José Maria Dias Azedo - Juiz
- Chan Kuong Seng - Juiz
- João Augusto Gonçalves Gil de Oliveira - Juiz
- Lai Kin Hong
- Tribunais de Primeira Instância
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- Tribunal Judicial de Base
- Tam Hio WaTam Hio WaTam Hio Wa is the Presidente dos Tribunais de Primeira Instancia, a court within the judiciary of Macau.-References:...
- Presidente dos Tribunais de Primeira Instância - Alice Leonor das Neves CostaAlice Leonor das Neves CostaAlice Leonor das Neves Costa is a judge. She is the Presidente de tribunal colectivo under the Tribunal Judicial de Base, a court within the judicial structure in Macau.- References :...
- Presidente de tribunal colectivo - Fong Man Chong - Juiz de tribunal colectivo
- Chao Im Peng - Juiz de tribunal colectivo
- Mário Augusto Silvestre - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Ip Son Sang - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Tong Hio Fong - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Lam Peng Fai - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Cheong Un Mei - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Sam Keng Tan - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Teresa Leong - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Álvaro António Mangas Abreu Dantas - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Fernando Miguel Furtado Andre Alves - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Ip Sio Fan - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Kan Cheng Ha - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Lou Ieng Ha - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Jerónimo Alberto Gonçalves Santos - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Margarida Alexanda de Meira Pinto Gomes - Juiz de tribunal singular
- Tam Hio Wa
- Tribunal Judicial de Base
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- Juízos de Instrução Criminal
- Paulo Chan - Juiz
- Leong Fong Meng - Juiz
- Juízos de Instrução Criminal
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- Tribunal Administrativo
- Ho Wai Neng - Juiz
- Tribunal Administrativo
- Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais
- Sam Hou FaiSam Hou FaiSam Hou Fai is the President of the Court of Final Appeal in Macau, the highest court in the region.Mr Justice Sam is also President of the Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais and member of the Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes....
- Presidente - Lai Kin Hong - Membro de Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais
- Mário Augusto Silvestre - Membro de Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais
- Philip Xavier - Membro de Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais
- Anabela Sales Ritchie - Membro de Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais
- Sam Hou Fai
- Commissão Independente para a Indigitação de Juízes
- Lau Cheok VaLau Cheok VaLau Cheok Va is a Macanese politician, serving as the President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau. He is also currently serving as Deputy to the 11th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, Vice-President of Macao Federation of Trade Unions and President of Judicial...
- Presidente - Hoi Sai Iun - Membro de Commissão Independente para a Indigitação de Juízes
- Vitor Ng - Membro de Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes
- Ieong Wan Chong - Membro de Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes
- Philip Xavier - Membro de Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes
- Ho Ten Iat - Membro de Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes
- Sam Hou FaiSam Hou FaiSam Hou Fai is the President of the Court of Final Appeal in Macau, the highest court in the region.Mr Justice Sam is also President of the Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais and member of the Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes....
- Membro de Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes
- Lau Cheok Va