Supreme Court of Samoa
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The Supreme Court of Samoa is the country’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting the constitution and overseeing major civil and criminal cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Samoa canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| capitalOfJurisdiction | Apia ⓘ |
| country | Samoa ⓘ |
| countryLegalSystem | legal system of Samoa ⓘ |
| decidesOn | appeals from lower courts ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Samoa ⓘ |
| function |
ensures laws comply with the Constitution of Samoa
ⓘ
protects fundamental rights under the Constitution of Samoa ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | judicial branch of Samoa ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
constitutional matters in Samoa
ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudgeTitle | Chief Justice of Samoa ⓘ |
| highestCourtIn | Samoa ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Samoa ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Samoan ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
common law
ⓘ
customary law influences ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apia
ⓘ
Samoa ⓘ Upolu ⓘ |
| oversees | subordinate courts in Samoa ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Samoa ⓘ |
| role |
hears major civil cases
ⓘ
hears major criminal cases ⓘ highest judicial authority in Samoa ⓘ interprets the Constitution of Samoa ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
civil cases
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constitutional cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ |
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