Magistrates’ Courts of Grenada
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The Magistrates’ Courts of Grenada are lower-level courts that handle minor criminal matters, civil disputes of limited value, and preliminary hearings within Grenada’s judicial system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magistrates’ Courts of Grenada canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
lower court ⓘ trial court of limited jurisdiction ⓘ |
| appliesLaw | laws of Grenada ⓘ |
| associatedWith | police prosecutions ⓘ |
| canImpose |
limited fines
ⓘ
short terms of imprisonment ⓘ |
| comparedTo | High Court of Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionsAppealableTo | High Court of Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | administration of justice at local level ⓘ |
| handles |
civil disputes of limited value
ⓘ
minor criminal matters ⓘ preliminary hearings in criminal cases ⓘ |
| hears |
committal proceedings for indictable offences
ⓘ
summary offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| levelInHierarchy | lower level ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial system of Grenada ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | magistrate ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
first instance court for minor offences
ⓘ
first instance court for small civil claims ⓘ |
| servesPopulationOf | Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageInProcess | pre-trial proceedings for serious offences ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
civil cases under a monetary threshold
ⓘ
criminal cases of lesser seriousness ⓘ |
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