Supreme Court of Singapore
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The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Singapore canonical | 13 |
| Court of Appeal of Singapore | 5 |
| Supreme Court of the Colony of Singapore (historical context) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apex court
ⓘ
court ⓘ judicial body ⓘ |
| advisedByOnAppointments |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Singapore
|
| appealTo |
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (historical)
|
| appointingAuthorityOfJudges | President of Singapore ⓘ |
| buildingType | judicial building ⓘ |
| canIssue |
declarations
ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ prerogative orders ⓘ |
| ceasedAppealTo | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| comprises |
Supreme Court of Singapore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Court of Appeal of Singapore
High Court of Singapore ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| decides | questions of law of public importance ⓘ |
| ensures | rule of law in Singapore ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Constitution of the Republic of Singapore ⓘ |
| governingStatute | Supreme Court of Judicature Act ⓘ |
| handles |
constitutional matters
ⓘ
major civil cases ⓘ major criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | practice and procedure in the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
chambers hearings
ⓘ
open courtrooms ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.judiciary.gov.sg ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Singapore ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Family Justice Courts of Singapore
ⓘ
State Courts of Singapore ⓘ |
| highestCourtIn | Singapore ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
civil law matters
ⓘ
constitutional law matters ⓘ criminal law matters ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Area, Singapore
ⓘ
Central Area, Singapore ⓘ
surface form:
Central Region, Singapore
Singapore ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Core, Singapore
|
| location | Supreme Court Building, Singapore ⓘ |
| oversees | admission of advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Singapore ⓘ |
| previouslyKnownAs |
Supreme Court of Singapore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Supreme Court of the Colony of Singapore (historical context)
|
| regionServed | Singapore ⓘ |
| replaced |
Supreme Court Building, Singapore
ⓘ
surface form:
former Supreme Court Building, Singapore
|
| role |
final court of appeal in Singapore
ⓘ
interprets the Constitution of Singapore ⓘ supervisory jurisdiction over subordinate courts ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Singapore
|
| typeOfCases |
capital offences
ⓘ
complex commercial disputes ⓘ judicial review applications ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Court of Appeal of Singapore
Supreme Court of Singapore
→
previouslyKnownAs
→
Supreme Court of Singapore
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of the Colony of Singapore (historical context)
this entity surface form:
Court of Appeal of Singapore
this entity surface form:
Court of Appeal of Singapore
subject surface form:
Parliament House (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Evidence Act 1893 (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Evidence Act 1893 (Singapore)
this entity surface form:
Court of Appeal of Singapore
this entity surface form:
Court of Appeal of Singapore