Judiciary of Macau

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The Judiciary of Macau is responsible for the

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

  • Court of Final Appeal (Chinese: 終審法院, Portuguese: Tribunal de Ultima 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

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

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

References

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