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The
Supreme Court of Justice
is the highest judicial court in
Peru
. Its jurisdiction extends over the entire territory of the nation. It is headquartered in the
Palace of Justice
in
Lima
. The current president of the Supreme Court is Javier Arevalo Vela.
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Structure
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The
Palacio de Justicia
in
Lima
, the headquarters of the Supreme Court.
The supreme court is composed of three Supreme Sectors:
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
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The
Constitution
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
Abrogation doctrine
is also recognized by this court.
Members
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President
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Justices
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- Cesar San Martin Castro (since 2004)
- Victor Roberto Prado Saldarriaga (since 2007)
- Ana Maria Aranda Rodriguez (since 2011)
- Javier Arevalo Vela (since 2011)
- Jorge Luis Salas Arenas
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(since 2011)
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- Janet Ofelia Tello Gilardi (since 2013)
- Hector Enrique Lama More (since 2016)
- Carlos Giovanni Arias Lazarte (since 2017)
- Mariem Vicky de la Rosa Bedrinana (since 2019)
- Carlos Alberto Calderon Puertas (since 2022)
- Emilia Bustamante Oyague (since 2022)
- Ulises Augusto Yaya Zumaeta (since 2022)
- Manuel Estuardo Lujan Tupez (since 2022)
- Victor Antonio Castillo Leon (since 2022)
- Roberto Rolando Burneo Bermejo (since 2022)
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References
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