Supreme Court of Sierra Leone

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The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone is the highest judicial authority in Sierra Leone, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the country’s constitution.

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Label Occurrences
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court
court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
apexCourtOf Sierra Leone
appealBeyond no appeal lies beyond the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone within the national system
appealsFrom Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone
branchOfGovernment Judiciary of Sierra Leone
surface form: judiciary of Sierra Leone
capitalOfJurisdiction Freetown
compositionIncludes Chief Justice of Sierra Leone
other Justices of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
constitutionalStatus supreme authority in constitutional interpretation in Sierra Leone
country Sierra Leone
decides constitutional cases
election petitions of presidential elections
final appeals in civil cases
final appeals in criminal cases
establishedBy Constitution of Sierra Leone
finalityOfDecisions decisions are final and binding in Sierra Leone
governmentTypeContext unitary presidential republic of Sierra Leone
handles matters of fundamental rights under the Constitution of Sierra Leone
hasAuthorityOver Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone
High Court of Sierra Leone
hasPower adjudication of disputes between branches of government
interpretation of constitutional provisions
judicial review of legislation
headedBy Chief Justice of Sierra Leone
interprets Constitution of Sierra Leone
jurisdiction Sierra Leone
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem common law
location Freetown
memberOf judicial system of Sierra Leone
partOf Judiciary of Sierra Leone
region West Africa
role final court of appeal in Sierra Leone
highest judicial authority in Sierra Leone
ultimate interpreter of the Constitution of Sierra Leone
typeOfAppeals civil appeals
constitutional appeals
criminal appeals

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

Freetown isSeatOf Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
Government of Sierra Leone highestCourt Supreme Court of Sierra Leone