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The Supreme Court of Georgia〔(The Supreme Court of Georgia )〕 represents the court of the highest and final administration of justice in the country. It was established in 2005 as the cassation instance court. It is located in Tbilisi,〔(Palace of Justice on www.supremecourt.ge ) as location of Supreme Court of Georgia〕 the capital of Georgia. The Supreme Court oversees the administration of justice at common courts. Its activities are to be guided by the principles of legality, collective nature, publicity, equality of parties and competitiveness, as well as the irremovability, immunity and independence of judges. The Supreme Court of Georgia considers claims on judgments made by the Courts of Appeal.〔Article 14 of the Organic Law on Common Courts of Georgia〕 It supports the introduction of the unified interpretation of the law and the establishment of common judicial practice. Through the substantiated clarification and comparison of legal norms and by establishing court practice,〔(court practice" Uniform Court Practice )〕 the Court of Cassation is intended to ensure prompt and streamlined functioning of the judiciary. == Structure, elections and appointments == The President and judges of the Court are elected for a period of not less than ten years by a majority of the Parliament from the current nominal list as submitted by the President of Georgia.〔Article 90.2 of the Constitution of Georgia〕 The chairman and the members of the Supreme Court of Georgia have immunity from prosecution. Criminal proceedings against the chairman or a judge of the Supreme Court, their arrest or detention, the search of their apartment, car, workplace or person shall be permissible only by the consent of the Parliament, except when the chairman or a judge is caught flagrante delicto, in which case, the Parliament is to be immediately notified. Unless the Parliament gives its consent, the arrested or detained shall immediately be released.〔Article 90.4 of the Constitution of Georgia〕 The Organic Law on Common Courts of Georgia〔Article 15〕 defines the structure of the Supreme Court, according to which the following structural units are established: * Chamber of Civil Cases * Chamber of Administrative Cases * Chamber of Criminal Cases * Grand Chamber * The Plenum * Disciplinary Chamber 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Supreme Court of Georgia (country)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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