Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
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The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe is the country’s highest appellate court, responsible for final interpretation of the law and the constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Zimbabwe canonical | 14 |
| Supreme Court of Zimbabwe (as constitutional court) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
ⓘ
court ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| advises | President of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| alsoExercises | constitutional jurisdiction ⓘ |
| appealTo | no higher domestic court ⓘ |
| appointmentOfJudgesBy | President of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| belongsTo | branch: judiciary ⓘ |
| building | Supreme Court Building, Harare ⓘ |
| canDeclare | laws unconstitutional ⓘ |
| canIssue | precedent-setting judgments ⓘ |
| canReview |
acts of Parliament of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
executive actions in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| composition | Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| decisionsAre | binding on all lower courts in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
High Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| handlesCases |
civil appeals
ⓘ
constitutional appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
constitutional review
ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudge | Chief Justice of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ensure uniform interpretation of Zimbabwean law
ⓘ
protect constitutional rights in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hears |
appeals on constitutional questions
ⓘ
appeals on points of law ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
High Court of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
specialized lower courts in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| legalSystem | mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law system of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Harare ⓘ |
| oversees | practice and procedure of lower courts in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judiciary of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
courts of final appeal in Africa ⓘ |
| role |
final court of appeal in Zimbabwe
ⓘ
final interpreter of the Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ final interpreter of the law in Zimbabwe ⓘ highest appellate court in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| seatsIn | Harare ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | common law ⓘ |
| website | https://www.jsc.org.zw/ (Judicial Service Commission portal) ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Zimbabwe (as constitutional court)