Eritrean judiciary

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The Eritrean judiciary is the court system of Eritrea, widely regarded as lacking independence and operating under the tight control of the ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eritrean judiciary canonical 1
Judiciary of Eritrea 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judicial system
special court
supreme court
affectedBy absence of implemented constitution
appointmentsControlledBy Government of Eritrea
surface form: executive branch of Eritrea
appointmentsInfluencedBy People's Front for Democracy and Justice
characterizedAs not independent
politically controlled
country Eritrea
criticizedBy Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
United Nations human rights system
surface form: United Nations human rights bodies
criticizedFor absence of right to appeal
arbitrary detention practices
lack of due process
lack of fair trial guarantees
lack of judicial independence
dateEstablished 1990s
developedAfter Eritrean independence
doesNotHave effective constitutional review
independent judicial appointments body
enforces Eritrean national laws
handles administrative cases
civil cases
criminal cases
hasCourtLevel Local Council Courts
surface form: Community Courts

High Court of Eritrea
Zonal Courts
hasSpecialCourt Special Court of Eritrea
highestCourt High Court of Eritrea
lacksIndependenceFrom People's Front for Democracy and Justice
executive branch of Eritrea
operatesIn Eritrea
overseenBy Office of the President of Eritrea
partOf Government of Eritrea
predecessor Ethiopian judicial system in Eritrea
relatedTo human rights in Eritrea
subjectTo executive interference
ruling party influence
supervisedBy People's Front for Democracy and Justice
usesLanguage Arabic
English
Tigrinya
usesLegalSystem civil law
customary law
religious law

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Referenced by (2)

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

Government of Eritrea judicialBranch Eritrean judiciary
this entity surface form: Judiciary of Eritrea