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{{Short description|Top court in Macau}}
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The '''Court of Final Appeal of Macau''' ({{langx|pt|Tribunal de Última Instância de Macau}}; {{zh |t = 澳門終審法院 }}) is the court with the [[court of last resort|final adjudication power]] on laws of [[Macau]]. Prior to 1999, the highest court was the [[Legal system of Macau#High Court|Higher Court of Justice of Macau]] and prior to that the [[Judiciary of Portugal#Judicial courts|Court of Appeal of the Judiciary District of Lisbon]] in [[Portugal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office at the Courts of Final Appeal and Second Instance|url=https://www.mp.gov.mo/en/standard/intermediate.html|access-date=2020-10-08|website=www.mp.gov.mo}}</ref>
Under the [[Basic Law of Macau]], which is the constitutional document of the region, Macau remains the previous legal jurisdiction. On the other hand, the power of interpretation of the Basic Law itself, being part of the national law, is vested in the [[Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China]] (NPCSC) in accordance with the Basic Law. However, the same Article delegates such power to the courts of Macau for interpretation while handling court cases.
==Judges==
As of July 2023, the judges of the court include the following:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribunal de Última Instância > Lista dos Juízes |url=https://www.court.gov.mo/pt/subpage/tui#tab_judges |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=court.gov.mo |language=pt}}</ref>
* [[Song Man Lei]]
* [[José Maria Dias Azedo]]
[[Sam Hou Fai]], who has been serving as the President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau since its establishment, has resigned to [[2024 Macanese Chief Executive election|run for Chief Executive]] since August 2024, leaving the position vacant. Song Man Lei currently acts as the President.
== See also ==
* [[Legal system of Macau]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.court.gov.mo/pt/subpage/tui Tribunais da RAEM]
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