Ensures the uniform interpretation of law in civil and criminal cases, with the Sezioni Unite convened to settle conflicts between sections. Its caseload is among the largest of any apex court in Europe.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Court of cassation
- Jurisdiction
- National — cassation in civil and criminal matters
- Seat
- Rome
- Composition
- Consiglieri sitting in civil and criminal sections, and in Sezioni Unite.
- Caseload
- Tens of thousands of filings annually across both jurisdictions.
- Languages
- Italian
Where an appeal goes next
None domestically; constitutional questions are referred to the Corte costituzionale.
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