Court of Final Appeal (Macau)

Court of Final Appeal
The Court of Final Appeal building
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	澳門終審法院
Simplified Chinese	澳门终审法院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Zhōngshěnfǎ​yuàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ou3 mun4*2 zung1 sam2 faat3 jyun6*2
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Tribunal de Última Instância de Macau

The Court of Final Appeal of Macau (Portuguese: Tribunal de Última Instância de Macau; Chinese: 澳門終審法院) is the court with the final adjudication power on laws of Macau. Prior to 1999, the highest court was the Higher Court of Justice of Macau and prior to that the Court of Appeal of the Judiciary District of Lisbon in Portugal.

Under the Basic Law of Macau, which is the constitutional document of the region, Macau remains the previous legal jurisdiction. On the other hand, the power of interpretation of the Basic Law itself, being part of the national law, is vested in the Standing 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.

Judges

Judges of the court include the following:

• Sam Hou Fai – President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau
• Viriato Manuel Pinheiro de Lima
• Song Man Lei

See also

• Legal system of Macau

External links

• Tribunais da RAEM