National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea

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court of record superior court trial court

The National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea is the country’s primary superior trial court, responsible for interpreting laws, adjudicating serious civil and criminal matters, and upholding constitutional rights.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea canonical	2
National Court of Papua New Guinea	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of record ⓘ superior court ⓘ trial court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ surface form: National Court of Papua New Guinea
appointingAuthorityForJudges	Governor-General of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
belongsToBranch	judicial branch of government of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
canHear	appeals from lower courts where provided by law ⓘ
canIssue	declarations ⓘ injunctions ⓘ orders of judicial review ⓘ
country	Papua New Guinea ⓘ
ensures	protection of fundamental rights and freedoms under the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
establishedBy	Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
foundation	Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
function	enforcement of constitutional rights ⓘ interpretation of statutes ⓘ interpretation of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasBranchRegistriesIn	various provinces of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	civil cases ⓘ constitutional matters ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ judicial review of administrative action ⓘ
hasSeatIn	Port Moresby ⓘ
hearsCasesWith	full bench in certain matters ⓘ single judge ⓘ
higherCourt	Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
judgesAppointedOnAdviceOf	National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
jurisdiction	Papua New Guinea ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
location	Port Moresby ⓘ
oversees	legality of actions of public authorities in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
partOf	judiciary of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
relatedBody	Magistrates’ Courts of Papua New Guinea ⓘ Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
role	adjudicates serious civil matters ⓘ adjudicates serious criminal matters ⓘ interprets laws of Papua New Guinea ⓘ primary superior trial court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ upholds constitutional rights ⓘ
typeOfCases	major civil disputes ⓘ serious indictable offences ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Constitution of Papua New Guinea → establishes → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → appealsFrom → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea → alsoKnownAs → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Court of Papua New Guinea