Judiciary of Northern Ireland

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The Judiciary of Northern Ireland is the system of judges and courts responsible for interpreting and applying the law in Northern Ireland’s separate legal jurisdiction within the United Kingdom.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appliesInJurisdiction Northern Ireland
appointingAuthority British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentsAdvisedBy Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
appointmentsRecommendedBy Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
basedOnLegalSystem common law
cooperatesWith judiciary of England and Wales
surface form: Judiciary of England and Wales

Judiciary of Scotland
country United Kingdom
duty adjudication of disputes
application of law
interpretation of law
review of executive action
guaranteesPrinciple judicial independence
hasAppointmentsBody Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
hasHeadOfJudiciary Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
hasJudgeType Coroners
County Court judges
District judges
High Court judges
Lay magistrates
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lord Justice of Appeal
surface form: Lords Justices of Appeal
hearsAppealsFrom County Courts in Northern Ireland
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland
surface form: Crown Court in Northern Ireland

High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
hearsCivilCases High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
hearsCriminalCases Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland
surface form: Crown Court in Northern Ireland
highestDomesticCourt Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
includesCourt Coroners’ Courts in Northern Ireland
surface form: Coroners’ courts in Northern Ireland

County Courts in Northern Ireland
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland
surface form: Crown Court in Northern Ireland

High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Magistrates’ Courts in Northern Ireland
surface form: Magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland

Youth courts in Northern Ireland
legalSystemOf Northern Ireland
location Belfast
overseenBy Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
partOf Northern Ireland legal system
surface form: Legal system of Northern Ireland
separateFrom judiciary of England and Wales
surface form: Judiciary of England and Wales

Judiciary of Scotland
subjectTo Human Rights Act 1998
Northern Ireland Act 1998
ultimateAppellateCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
usesLanguage English
usesPrecedentFrom Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland partOf Judiciary of Northern Ireland
Attorney General for Northern Ireland hasJurisdiction Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: courts of Northern Ireland
judiciary of England and Wales distinctFrom Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: judiciary of Northern Ireland
Crown in right of Northern Ireland exercisesPowersThrough Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: courts of Northern Ireland
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland chairs Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: Judicial Executive Team in Northern Ireland
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland represents Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: judiciary of Northern Ireland
Lord Justice partOf Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: judiciary of Northern Ireland
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 subjectHeading Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: Judicial organisation—Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Judgments Bulletin publishingBody Judiciary of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: courts of Northern Ireland