Judiciary of Macau

Administration of justice in Macau

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Politics and government of Macau

Laws

* Basic Law

* National security law
* One country, two systems
* Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration

* Capital punishment in Macau
* Law enforcement in Macau
* Human rights

* LGBT rights in Macau

Executive

* Chief Executive: Sam Hou Fai
* Executive Council
* Secretariats

* Administration and Justice
* Economy and Finance
* Security
* Social Affairs and Culture
* Transport and Public Works

* Principal offices

* Commission Against Corruption
* Commission of Audit
* Procurator General
* Commissioner General of the Police Services
* Director General of the Customs

* Government Laboratory

* Health Bureau
* Post and Telecommunications

Legislature

* Legislative Assembly

* President: Kou Hoi In
* Members
* Directly elected members
* Indirectly elected members
* Appointed members

* Political camps:

* Pro-Beijing camp
* Pro-democracy camp

Judiciary

* Court of Final Appeal

* President: Song Man Lei

* Tribunal de Segunda Instância
* Tribunal Judicial de Base
* Tribunal Administrativo

Districts

* Parishes
* Nossa Senhora de Fátima
* Santo António
* São Lázaro
* São Lourenço
* Sé
* Nossa Senhora do Carmo
* São Francisco Xavier
* Areas
* Zona do Aterro de Cotai
* Ilha de Montanha (Hengqin)
* Novos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zone A
* Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau

Elections

* Political parties
* Legislative elections

* 2021

Foreign relations

Documents

* Macau Resident Identity Card
* Macau SAR Passport
* Portuguese Passport

Consular missions in Macau

* Hong Kong–Macau relations
* Macau–United States relations
* Macau–Peru relations

Macau–China relations

* Macau Liaison Office
* Macau Office in Beijing
* Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related topics

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* Education
* Geography
* History

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The Judiciary of Macau is responsible for the administration of justice in Macau. It hears all prosecutions and civil disputes, including disputes between individuals and the government. It is fundamental to Macau's legal system that members of the judiciary are independent of the executive and legislative branches of the government.[1] The courts of law in Macau comprise the Court of Final Appeal and 11 other courts. The President of the Court of Final Appeal of the Macau Special Administrative Region is head of the judiciary. A bilingual court system in which Chinese, Portuguese or both can be used was put in place, in accordance with the requirement of the Basic Law.

## List of courts of Macau

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* Court of Final Appeal (Chinese: 終審法院, Portuguese: Tribunal de Última Instância) - the highest court in Macau. The court consists of 3 judges, one is the Chief Justice.
* Court of Second Instance (中級法院, Tribunal de Segunda Instância) - consist of 5 judges
* Primary Court – (Chinese: 初級法院, Tribunal Judícial de Base)
* Administrative Court – (行政法院, Tribunal Administrativo) - consist of 1 judge

Each court is headed by a chief judge or President.[1]

## Appointment of judges

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Judges of Macau are appointed by the Chief Executive of Macau with recommendation of an independent commission composed of local judges, lawyers and eminent persons. Most judges are local Macanese, but foreign judges maybe appointed.

## Judiciary dress

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Judges in Macau wear a simple dark gray/off black robe with a dark sash. Some judges have colour cuffs and waist bands (yellow, red and teal). Suits are worn underneath. It is similar to those worn by Portuguese judges.

## See also

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* Judiciary of Portugal

## References

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1. ^ a b Kagachi, Chihiro (2003). The Government of China. pp. 377–390.

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Judiciary of Macau

The power of final interpretation of the Macau Basic Law is vested in the NPC Standing Committee

* Court of Final Appeal
* Intermediate Court
* Courts of the First Instance
* Primary Court
* Administrative Court

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