The ordinary appellate tribunal of the Holy See for canonical cases from around the world, best known for marriage nullity, and a principal source of canonical jurisprudence.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- specialised
- Court type
- Ordinary appellate tribunal of the Apostolic See
- Jurisdiction
- Universal — canonical appeals, chiefly marriage nullity
- Seat
- Vatican City
- Composition
- A dean and auditors sitting ordinarily in panels of three.
- Languages
- Latin, Italian
Where an appeal goes next
Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura for procedural recourse.
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