Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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appellate court court judicial body

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is a senior appellate court that historically served as the highest court of appeal for the British Empire and still hears final appeals from certain Commonwealth countries and UK overseas territories.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council canonical 63
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords 6
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court ⓘ
court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
alternativeName JCPC ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
surface form: Privy Council Judicial Committee
appointingAuthority monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
buildingSharedWith Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
city London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
composition Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

senior Commonwealth judges (from time to time) ⓘ
senior judges ⓘ
continuesToServeAs final court of appeal for some Commonwealth jurisdictions ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
decisionForm advice to the monarch ⓘ
established 1833 ⓘ
function hearing civil appeals ⓘ
hearing constitutional appeals ⓘ
hearing criminal appeals ⓘ
governingLaw Judicial Committee Act 1833 ⓘ
surface form: Judicial Committee Acts
hearsAppealsFrom Caribbean islands ⓘ
surface form: Caribbean states

Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands

Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form: Isle of Man

Pacific states ⓘ
some professional and ecclesiastical bodies ⓘ
historicalRole final appellate court for many Commonwealth countries ⓘ
highest court of appeal for the British Empire ⓘ
historicalSignificance central appellate tribunal of the British Empire ⓘ
jurisdiction British Overseas Territories ⓘ
Commonwealth realms ⓘ
Crown dependencies ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
British Overseas Territories ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom overseas territories

certain Commonwealth countries ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Judicial Committee Act 1833 ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
location London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
monarchAdvised British monarch ⓘ
surface form: King of the United Kingdom
partOf Privy Council ⓘ
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
region England ⓘ
relatedBody Privy Council ⓘ
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
role advisory body to the British monarch on judicial matters ⓘ
final court of appeal ⓘ
seating Supreme Court building, London ⓘ
successorBodyForUKDomesticAppeals Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
timePeriodOfImperialRole 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ
typeOfAppeals final appeals only ⓘ

Referenced by (95)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Privy Council → hasCommittee → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Superior Court of Judicature → subordinateTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council in London for ultimate appeals
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → predecessor → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Supreme Court of New Zealand → replaced → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Supreme Court of India → predecessor → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Supreme Court of Singapore → appealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (historical)
Supreme Court of Singapore → ceasedAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Barbados Judicial Committee (historical) → affiliatedWith → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council → alternativeName → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council Judicial Committee
High Court of Australia → predecessor → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (for some appeals)
High Court of Australia → abolishedAppealsTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border → definedBy → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council decision of 1927
Supreme Court Act 2003 → relatedTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Te Kōti Mana Nui → replaced → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (as New Zealand’s final court of appeal)
SCNZ → replaced → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Court of New Zealand
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (as New Zealand’s final court of appeal)
SCNZ → predecessorAsFinalAppeal → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Court of New Zealand
New Zealand courts → historicallyAllowedAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Middlesex Guildhall → usedBy → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
The Supreme Court → predecessor → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
The Supreme Court → predecessor → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
The Supreme Court → predecessor → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (for some devolution matters)
New Zealand government → previousHighestCourtOfAppeal → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Court of Final Appeal → replaced → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (as Hong Kong’s final appellate court)
R (Jackson) v Attorney General → hasCourt → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
Supreme Court of Bermuda → ultimateAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Court of Appeal for Bermuda → appealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda → recognizesCourt → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary → partOf → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
judicial branch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → finalAppellateCourt → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
judicial branch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → appealsTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
King_of_Belize → associatedInstitution → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy_Council_in_the_UK_for_certain_appeals
courts of Bermuda → ultimateAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
courts of Bermuda → appealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes. → affectsInstitution → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Constitutional Reform Act 2005
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes. → transfersFunctionFrom → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Constitutional Reform Act 2005
An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes. → relatedTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Manx judiciary → finalAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
superior courts of the Isle of Man → ultimateAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
judicial branch of the Isle of Man → hasAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Manx law → ultimateAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Deemsters of the Isle of Man → subordinateTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (as final court of appeal)
Sidney Rowlatt → memberOf → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Caribbean Court of Justice → replaces → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for participating states
Federal Court of India → precededBy → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (for certain appeals)
Federal Court of India → appealsTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)
Crown in right of Tuvalu → associatedWith → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council (for certain judicial appeals via UK)
Privy Council records → relatesTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: judicial committee of the Privy Council
British Empire legal system → hasComponent → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
British Empire legal system → highestAppellateBody → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
Barbados Supreme Court → previousFinalAppealTo → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ