judicial branch of Saint Lucia

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The judicial branch of Saint Lucia is the independent system of courts responsible for interpreting and applying the law, ensuring justice, and upholding the constitution within the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judicial branch
aimsTo protect human rights in Saint Lucia
provide access to justice in Saint Lucia
basedOn English legal system
common law
characteristic independent
cooperatesWith executive branch of Saint Lucia
legislative branch of Saint Lucia
country Saint Lucia
employs court staff in Saint Lucia
judges in Saint Lucia
magistrates in Saint Lucia
ensures judicial review of government actions in Saint Lucia
rule of law in Saint Lucia
finalAppellateCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
follows doctrine of precedent
guarantees right to fair trial in Saint Lucia
hasAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice
Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
surface form: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
hasCourtLevel court of appeal
high court
magistrates' courts
hasJurisdictionOver Saint Lucia
headedBy Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
highestNationalCourt High Court of Justice of Saint Lucia
includesCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
High Court of Justice of Saint Lucia
Magistrates' Courts of Saint Lucia
legalSystemType adversarial system
locationCountry Saint Lucia
oversees administrative law cases in Saint Lucia
civil law cases in Saint Lucia
constitutional law cases in Saint Lucia
criminal law cases in Saint Lucia
partOf Government of Saint Lucia
surface form: government of Saint Lucia
regionalCourt Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
surface form: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
responsibleFor administration of justice in Saint Lucia
application of law in Saint Lucia
interpretation of law in Saint Lucia
upholding the Constitution of Saint Lucia
servesAs judicature of Saint Lucia
subjectTo Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
surface form: Constitution of Saint Lucia
usesLanguage English

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Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 defines judicial branch of Saint Lucia
Crown in right of Saint Lucia exercisesJudicialAuthorityThrough judicial branch of Saint Lucia
this entity surface form: courts of Saint Lucia
Crown in right of Saint Lucia constitutionalHeadOf judicial branch of Saint Lucia
this entity surface form: judiciary of Saint Lucia
Government of Saint Lucia judicialBody judicial branch of Saint Lucia
this entity surface form: Judiciary of Saint Lucia
Government of Saint Lucia branch judicial branch of Saint Lucia