judiciary of Papua New Guinea

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branch of government judiciary

The judiciary of Papua New Guinea is the independent court system responsible for interpreting the nation’s laws and constitution, headed by the Supreme and National Courts and operating separately from the executive and legislative branches.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of government ⓘ judiciary ⓘ
appealPath	from National Court to Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesBy	Governor-General of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
branchSeparationFrom	executive branch of Papua New Guinea ⓘ legislative branch of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
canDeclare	unconstitutionality of laws ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Papua New Guinea ⓘ
derivedFrom	English common law ⓘ
districtCourtFunction	lower-level civil and criminal jurisdiction ⓘ
ensures	rule of law in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasDoctrine	separation of powers ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	national jurisdiction of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
headCourt	National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
headedByOffice	Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestCourt	Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesCourt	Children’s Courts of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Coroners’ Courts of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ District Courts of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Land Courts of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ National Land Commission of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Village Courts of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
independenceGuaranteedBy	Constitution of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
interprets	Constitution of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ laws of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
judicialAppointmentsOnAdviceOf	National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
legalSystemType	common law ⓘ customary law influenced system ⓘ
nationalCourtFunction	court of first instance for serious civil and criminal matters ⓘ
operatesIn	Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
principle	judicial independence ⓘ
protects	fundamental rights under the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
recognizes	customary law of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
role	adjudication of civil disputes ⓘ adjudication of criminal cases ⓘ interpretation of statutes ⓘ interpretation of the constitution ⓘ judicial review of executive actions ⓘ
subjectTo	Constitution of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
supremeCourtFunction	constitutional interpretation ⓘ final court of appeal in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
villageCourtFunction	application of customary law at community level ⓘ local dispute resolution ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

government of Papua New Guinea → judicialBranch → judiciary of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → partOf → judiciary of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea → partOf → judiciary of Papua New Guinea ⓘ