Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Papua New Guinea, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the nation’s constitution and laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
court of final appeal ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealTo | none ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| canDeclare | unconstitutionality of laws ⓘ |
| canIssue | binding precedents ⓘ |
| composition |
Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other justices of the National Court of Justice ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1975 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
judicial review of executive actions in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
judicial review of legislative actions in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
appeals from lower courts in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
constitutional matters in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasPower | to enforce fundamental rights under the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets |
Constitution of Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statutory law of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| isHighestCourtOf | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | adversarial system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
National Capital District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Moresby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | judiciary of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| regionServed | entire territory of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| role |
final court of appeal in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
highest judicial authority in Papua New Guinea ⓘ ultimate interpreter of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ ultimate interpreter of the laws of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
administrative law appeals
ⓘ
civil appeals ⓘ constitutional references ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.