Cour de cassation (English spelling)

Japanese: Cour de cassation(英語表記)Courdecassation
Cour de cassation (English spelling)

The Constitutional Court of the United Kingdom, the House of Lords, and the French Court of Cassation, the Court of Cassation, are also the highest judicial organs in the world, and are equivalent to the Supreme Court of Japan.
[Supreme Court Justice]
The Supreme Court is made up of 15 judges, the chief judge of which is the Chief Justice, and the other 14 judges are called Supreme Court Justices.

From France

...However, in general, the court of appeal, the Cour d'Appel, is the court of last resort for appeals. As with criminal trials, the Cour de Cassation is the court of final instance. In addition, there are special civil courts such as commercial courts, labor tribunals, and equal-seat courts for tenants, all of which are characterized by the fact that judges are elected by occupation, region, etc., with those engaged in professional activities being eligible to vote (in some cases, indirect elections).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cour de cassation" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただし,これらは違憲立法審査権をもたず,その権限を行使するのは,別に設置される連邦憲法裁判所Bundesverfassungsgerichtである。ほかにイギリスの貴族院House of Lords,フランスの破毀院Cour de cassationが司法の最高機関として,日本の最高裁判所に相当するといえるが,その性格や機能の面で異なる点も多くみられる。
[最高裁判所裁判官]
 最高裁判所は,15名の裁判官により構成され,その長たる裁判官を最高裁判所長官,他の14名の裁判官を最高裁判所判事という。…

【フランス】より

…ただし一般的には,控訴については全国にある控訴院Cour d’Appelがこれにあたる。最終審としては,刑事裁判と同じく破毀院Cour de Cassationがある。 その他,民事の特別裁判所として,商事裁判所,労働審判所,小作関係同数裁判所があり,これらではいずれも判事が,職業活動に従事する者を選挙権者として(間接選挙の場合もある),職域別・地域別などによって選出されるという点に特徴がある。…

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