Supreme Court of Jamaica
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The Supreme Court of Jamaica is the country’s highest trial court of general jurisdiction, handling major civil and criminal cases and serving as a key component of its judicial system.
All labels observed (10)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
superior court of record ⓘ trial court of general jurisdiction ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Court of Appeal of Jamaica ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| emblematicBuildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | post-independence era of Jamaica ⓘ |
| function |
exercise of supervisory jurisdiction over inferior courts in Jamaica
ⓘ
interpretation and application of Jamaican law ⓘ protection of constitutional rights in Jamaica ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Jamaican Constitution of 1962
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Jamaica
Judicature (Supreme Court) Act of Jamaica ⓘ |
| handles |
applications for judicial review
ⓘ
constitutional challenges ⓘ major civil cases ⓘ major criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Supreme Court of Jamaica
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Jamaica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Jamaica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Jamaica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Family Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
Probate Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
commercial disputes in Jamaica
ⓘ
constitutional matters in Jamaica ⓘ family law matters in Jamaica ⓘ judicial review applications in Jamaica ⓘ major civil cases in Jamaica ⓘ major criminal cases in Jamaica ⓘ probate and administration of estates in Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Chief Justice of Jamaica
ⓘ
Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Jamaica ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Jamaica ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | lower courts of Jamaica in specified matters ⓘ |
| hearsCasesAtFirstInstance |
high-value civil claims
ⓘ
serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jamaica ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInCapital | Kingston ⓘ |
| location |
Kingston
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston, Jamaica
|
| partOf |
Court system of Jamaica
ⓘ
Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ |
| regionServed | Caribbean state of Jamaica ⓘ |
| role |
highest trial court of general jurisdiction in Jamaica
ⓘ
key component of the judicial system of Jamaica ⓘ |
| supervises |
Parish Courts of Jamaica
ⓘ
Resident Magistrates’ Courts of Jamaica ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Civil Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
this entity surface form:
Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
this entity surface form:
Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
this entity surface form:
Family Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica
this entity surface form:
inferior to Supreme Court of Jamaica
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court, Kingston, Jamaica
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Jamaica (in appellate matters)