Judiciary of Zimbabwe
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The Judiciary of Zimbabwe is the branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a system of courts headed by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe | 3 |
| Supreme Court of Zimbabwe | 1 |
| judicial branch of Zimbabwe | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of government
ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ |
| appliesLegalSystem |
customary law of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| employs |
clerks of court in Zimbabwe
ⓘ
judges in Zimbabwe ⓘ magistrates in Zimbabwe ⓘ registrars of courts in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| governedBy | Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeBody | Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasAppealStructure |
appeals from High Court to Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
appeals on constitutional matters to Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Supreme Court Building, Harare ⓘ |
| hasCourt |
Administrative Court of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ Customary Law Courts of Zimbabwe ⓘ High Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ Labour Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ Magistrates’ Courts of Zimbabwe ⓘ Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of disputes
ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ judicial review of executive action ⓘ judicial review of legislation ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
administrative law matters in Zimbabwe
ⓘ
civil cases in Zimbabwe ⓘ constitutional matters in Zimbabwe ⓘ criminal cases in Zimbabwe ⓘ labour and employment disputes in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Chief Justice of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
Deputy Chief Justice of Zimbabwe ⓘ Judge of the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ Judge of the High Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ Magistrate in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple | judicial independence ⓘ |
| headedBy |
Judiciary of Zimbabwe
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe
Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| headedByOffice | Chief Justice of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| location | Harare ⓘ |
| overseenByBody | Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Government of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive branch of Zimbabwe
Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
surface form:
Legislature of Zimbabwe
|
| responsibleFor |
applying the law in Zimbabwe
ⓘ
interpreting the law in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
judicial branch of Zimbabwe
this entity surface form:
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe
this entity surface form:
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe
this entity surface form:
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe