High Court of Justice

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The High Court of Justice is a superior court of record in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that handles serious civil and criminal cases and interprets the nation’s laws and constitution.

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High Court of Justice canonical 1

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instanceOf court
superior court of record
trial court
appealsFrom magistrates’ courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
surface form: Magistrates’ Courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
appealsTo Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
canIssue declarations
injunctions
prerogative writs
constitutionalRole guardian of the Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
enforces laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
function hearing constitutional motions
hearing serious indictable offences
hearing substantial civil claims
interpretation of national laws
interpretation of the constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
judicial review of executive actions
governsArea civil law in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
criminal law in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
handlesCaseType serious civil cases
serious criminal cases
hasAuthorityOver magistrates’ courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
surface form: Magistrates’ Courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
hasPower to award damages in civil cases
to impose sentences in serious criminal cases
to strike down unconstitutional laws
hears jury trials in certain criminal cases
non-jury trials in civil cases
interprets Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
jurisdictionType constitutional jurisdiction
original jurisdiction in serious civil matters
original jurisdiction in serious criminal matters
languageOfCourt English
legalSystem common law
locatedInJurisdiction Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
partOf Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court system
surface form: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
partOfBranch judicial branch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
records proceedings as a court of record
typeOfCourt superior court

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