Norway’s highest court in civil, criminal and administrative matters. It also exercises constitutional review, setting aside statutes that conflict with the Constitution. An Appeals Selection Committee filters which cases it hears.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Supreme court for all matters
- Jurisdiction
- National — final appeal
- Seat
- Oslo
- Composition
- A Chief Justice and nineteen justices sitting in panels of five, or in grand chamber or plenary.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the King in Council on the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Board.
- Languages
- Norwegian
Where an appeal goes next
None domestically; the European Court of Human Rights may follow.
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