RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION UNITS OF
SUPREME COURTS: EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER
THE LAW, COORDINATION OF JUDGEMENTS AND
SELECTION OF APPEALS ON GROUNDS OF
CASSATIONAL INTEREST
Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Spain
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
JURISDICTIONAL DIVISION
THE ROLE OF RESEARCH DIVISION
TO HELP DECISSION MAKING
SUPPORT DIVISION
THE STAFF THAT SUPPORT
JURISDICTIONAL DIVISION
COORDINATION OF JUDGEMENTS
TO GET EQUAL PROTECTION
UNDER THE LAW
THE DAILY WORKING TO COORDINATE
JUDGMENTS, SELECT APPEALS AND
GET EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION
TECHNICAL CABINET
(Jurisdictional Division)
PRESIDENT OF THE SC
1st CHAMBER
(Civil)
Coord.
Coord.
Legal Advisors
(18)
2nd CHAMBER
(Criminal)
Coord.
DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL
CABINET
VICEPRESIDENT OF THE SC
Coord.
Legal Advisors
(11)
4th CHAMBER
(Social)
3rd CHAMBER
(Administrative)
C
C
C
C
C
Legal Advisors
(18)
Coord.
5th CHAMBER
(Military)
Coord.
Coordinator
(Judge)
Legal Advisors
(12)
Professors, Judges, highly qualified public servants
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RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
(Support Division)
COMPUTER DEPARTMENT
GENERAL REGISTRATION
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OFFICE OF ATTENTION AND
INFORMATION TO THE CITIZENS
REPROGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY
AND DOCUMENTATION
TRANSLATION OFFICE
ARCHIVE DEPARTMENT
Specialized workers who distribute the
writtings that come into SC according to
subjects, Chambers, type of appeal, etc.
Public webb access to the public (not only
law proffessionals) to know the status,
procedural situation, time limit, etc. of
their appeals
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
COORDINATION OF JUDGEMENTS
TO GET EQUAL PROTECTION
UNDER THE LAW
WHY COORDINATION IS NECESSARY?
HOW DOES COORDINATION WORK AT
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM
OF SPAIN?
HOW TO SELECT THE APPEALS ON
THE GROUNDS OF CASSATIONAL
INTEREST?
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET EQUAL
PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW?
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
WHY COORDINATION IS NECESSARY?
To judge equally equal situations
Coordination IN Chambers
Not to find different legal solutions
to similar problems
among Chambers
Coordination AMONG Chambers
To research how to apply international
Law/Judgements in different
jurisdictional chambers
To speed the decisión making
Coordination RESEARCH IN/AMONG Chamber/s
Coordination IN/AMONG divisions
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
HOW DOES COORDINATION WORK AT THE SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN?
COORDINATION IN
CHAMBERS
SUPPORT
DIVISION
Register the appeals, copy/safe the files, distribute
appeals, help the research of the jurisdictional división
of the Technical Cabinet
LEGAL ADVISORS
JURISDICTIONAL DIVISION
MEMORANDUM
COORDINATORS
THINK TANK
Research: international judgements,
national jurisprudence
legislation, academic papers, etc.
MAGISTRATES
Coordinate Legal Advisors
and help Magistrates
Debate in sections or in Grand
Chamber, discuss with legal
advisors, researchers
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
COORDINATION IN PRACTICE
Support division
distributes cassations
TECHNICAL CABINET
IN PRACTICE
LEGAL HISPANIC
DICTIONARY
BLUE BOOK OF
CITATIONS FOR
COURTS
BOOKS, PAPERS
SPEECHS, ETC.
Writte memoranda about each particular
cassation case
LEGAL ADVISORS
Prepare bench and
general memoranda
Summarize the case
Verify proof-reading, accuracy
of citations, etc.
Check the procedure
Compile bench books
Extra-judicial work
COORDINATORS
COORDINATE
EVERYTHING
Check the law
Summarize the
jurisprudence related
to the case
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
HOW DOES COORDINATION WORK AT THE SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN?
LEGAL ADVISORS
LEGAL ADVISORS
LEGAL ADVISORS
COORDINATORS
COORDINATORS
COORDINATORS
COORDINATION AMONG
CHAMBERS
1st CHAMBER
2nd CHAMBER
4th CHAMBER
THINK TANK
3rd CHAMBER
5th CHAMBER
THINK TANK
MAGISTRATES
MAGISTRATES
MAGISTRATES
Get equal protection
under the law
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
HOW DOES COORDINATION WORK AT THE SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN?
JURISDICTIONAL DIVISION
COORDINATION RESEARCH
IN/AMONG CHAMBER/S
SUPPORT DIVISION
HEAD OF THE
DEPARTMENT
HEAD OF THE
DEPARTMENT
STAFF
STAFF
COORDINATION AMONG
DIVISIONS
COMPUTER
DEPARTMENT
GENERAL
REGISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY
AND DOCUMENTATION
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
HOW TO SELECT THE APPEALS ON THE GROUNDS OF CASSATIONAL INTEREST?
1st CHAMBER
(Civil)
2nd CHAMBER
(Criminal)
3rd CHAMBER
(Administrative)
When there are contradictory decissions
4th CHAMBER
(Social)
5th CHAMBER
(Military)
Need to unify jurisprudence to get equal
protection under the law
When it is neccessary to interpret a recent law
Avoid different legal interpretations by
Judges/Courts/Tribunals
When the problem afects many people
Give general solutions to avoid conflicts or
to speed the judicial solutions
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW?
WITH COORDINATION
WITH RESEARCH
IN THE CHAMBERS
FROM JURISDICTIONAL
DIVISION
AMONG THE CHAMBERS
WITH THE HELP OF
SUPPORT DIVISION
BETWEEN DIVISIONS
YES
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW?
YES
SUPPORTING
JUDGES
SUPPORT OF THE
TECHNICAL
CABINET
JURISDICTIONAL
DIVISION
SUPPORT
DIVISION
MONITORING
EU LEGISLATION AND
CASE LAW
MONITORING
INTERNATIONAL
LAW AND CASE LAW
EXCHANGING
INFORMATION
WITH
TRAINEESHIPS
WITH JUDGES
LAW STUDENTS
WITH ACADEMIA
JUDGES AND
LEGAL ADVISORS
WITH LAW
PROFFESSIONALS
PROFFESSIONALS
QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU