Judiciary of Dominica
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The Judiciary of Dominica is the branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through the country’s system of courts and judicial officers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judiciary of Dominica canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of government
ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Court of Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesIn | Commonwealth of Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | English common law ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | Eastern Caribbean judicial system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs |
court staff
ⓘ
judges ⓘ magistrates ⓘ registrars ⓘ |
| ensures | rule of law in Dominica ⓘ |
| finalAppealTo | Caribbean Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsPrinciple | independence of the judiciary ⓘ |
| guaranteedBy | Constitution of Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Roseau High Court building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourt |
High Court of Justice of Dominica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magistrates’ Courts of Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of civil cases
ⓘ
adjudication of criminal cases ⓘ interpretation of the Constitution of Dominica ⓘ judicial review of administrative action ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
Court of Appeal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates’ Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
interpretation of statutes
ⓘ
protection of fundamental rights ⓘ settlement of disputes ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestCourt | Caribbean Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| mainSeat | Roseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | enforcement of court orders ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| regionalAppellateCourt | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Court of Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
application of law
ⓘ
interpretation of law ⓘ |
| separateFrom |
executive branch of Dominica
ⓘ
legislative branch of Dominica ⓘ |
| typeOfLawHandled |
civil law matters
ⓘ
commercial law matters ⓘ constitutional law matters ⓘ criminal law matters ⓘ family law matters ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
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