Court of Appeal of Jamaica

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The Court of Appeal of Jamaica is the country’s highest appellate court for most legal matters, reviewing decisions from lower courts and shaping Jamaican jurisprudence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court
appealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
branchOf Judiciary of Jamaica
category Appellate courts
Courts in Jamaica
Judiciary of Jamaica
composition panel of appellate judges
country Jamaica
decisionsAre binding on lower courts in Jamaica
establishedBy Jamaican Constitution of 1962
surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
function hears appeals in civil cases
hears appeals in criminal cases
interprets Jamaican law
shapes Jamaican jurisprudence
handles appeals on points of fact
appeals on points of law
hasAuthorityOver Parish Courts of Jamaica
surface form: Parish Courts of Jamaica (in appellate matters)

Supreme Court of Jamaica
surface form: Supreme Court of Jamaica (in appellate matters)
hasPosition Judge of Appeal
President of the Court of Appeal
headedBy President of the Court of Appeal of Jamaica
influences development of Jamaican civil law
development of Jamaican constitutional law
development of Jamaican criminal law
jurisdiction Jamaica
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem common law
legalTradition English common law
location Kingston, Jamaica
may affirm decisions of lower courts
order retrials
reverse decisions of lower courts
vary decisions of lower courts
partOf court system of Jamaica
reviews decisions of other lower courts and tribunals in Jamaica
decisions of the Parish Courts of Jamaica
decisions of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
role highest appellate court in Jamaica for most legal matters
subjectTo Jamaican Constitution of 1962
surface form: Constitution of Jamaica

laws of Jamaica
typeOfCases civil appeals
constitutional appeals
criminal appeals

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Supreme Court of Jamaica appealsTo Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Judiciary of Jamaica hasHeadCourt Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Judiciary of Jamaica hasCourt Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Judiciary of Jamaica appealTo Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Resident Magistrates’ Courts of Jamaica courtLevel Court of Appeal of Jamaica
this entity surface form: below Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Resident Magistrates’ Courts of Jamaica appealsTo Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Parish Courts of Jamaica appealsTo Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Judicature (Supreme Court) Act of Jamaica relatedTo Court of Appeal of Jamaica