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| Traditional Chinese | 澳門終審法院 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门终审法院 | ||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Tribunal de Última Instância de Macau | ||||||||||||
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TheCourt of Final Appeal of Macau (Portuguese:Tribunal de Última Instância de Macau;Chinese:澳門終審法院) is the court with thefinal adjudication power on laws ofMacau. Prior to 1999, the highest court was theHigher Court of Justice of Macau and prior to that theCourt of Appeal of the Judiciary District of Lisbon inPortugal.[1]
Under theBasic Law of Macau, which is the constitutional document of the region, Macau remains an independent legal jurisdiction. On the other hand, the power of interpretation of the Basic Law itself, being part of the national law, is vested in theStanding 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.
As of December 2024, the judges of the court include the following:[2]
Sam Hou Fai, who has been serving as the President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau since its establishment, has resigned torun for Chief Executive since August 2024, leaving the position vacant. Song Man Lei was appointed president on 2 December 2024.
The power of final interpretation of theMacau Basic Law is vested in theNPC Standing Committee | ||
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