Court of Appeal of Belize
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The Court of Appeal of Belize is the intermediate appellate court in Belize’s judicial system, responsible for hearing appeals from the Supreme Court before cases may proceed to the Caribbean Court of Justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Appeal of Belize canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | appellate court ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Caribbean Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| applies |
Belizean case law
ⓘ
relevant Caribbean Court of Justice precedents ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Supreme Court of Belize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inferior courts of Belize ⓘ |
| canHear |
appeals as of right in certain matters
ⓘ
appeals with leave in other matters ⓘ |
| canOrderNewTrial | cases from the Supreme Court of Belize ⓘ |
| canReverse | decisions of the Supreme Court of Belize ⓘ |
| canReview | decisions of the Supreme Court of Belize ⓘ |
| canUphold | decisions of the Supreme Court of Belize ⓘ |
| canVary | decisions of the Supreme Court of Belize ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Chapter 7 of the Constitution of Belize ⓘ |
| country | Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decides |
administrative law appeals
ⓘ
civil appeals ⓘ constitutional appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCourtOfAppealFor | most civil and criminal matters not taken to the Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ |
| function |
to develop Belizean jurisprudence through appellate decisions
ⓘ
to ensure correct application of law by lower courts ⓘ |
| handles | appeals from both civil and criminal divisions of the Supreme Court of Belize ⓘ |
| hasHead | President of the Court of Appeal of Belize ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.courtofappeal.gov.bz/ ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to award costs on appeal
ⓘ
to interpret the Constitution of Belize on appeal ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | Supreme Court of Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Caribbean Court of Justice precedents
ⓘ
English common law precedents ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationStyle | Belizean case law citation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Belizean court system ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInJudicialHierarchy | intermediate court of appeal ⓘ |
| publishes | written judgments ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| regionOfLaw | Belizean law ⓘ |
| role | intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Belizean statutes
ⓘ
Constitution of Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ oversight of the Caribbean Court of Justice on further appeal ⓘ |
| typeOfAppeals | appeals by way of rehearing ⓘ |
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