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.

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Judiciary of Dominica canonical 2

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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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Government of Dominica judicialBranch Judiciary of Dominica
Constitution of Dominica establishesBody Judiciary of Dominica