High Court of Zambia
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The High Court of Zambia is a superior court of record that handles serious civil and criminal cases and serves as an appellate court for lower courts within Zambia’s judicial system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Court of Zambia canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Court
ⓘ
High court ⓘ Superior court of record ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Supreme Court of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn | Subordinate Courts of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHearAppealsFrom |
Subordinate Courts in civil matters
ⓘ
Subordinate Courts in criminal matters ⓘ |
| canSitAs |
Panel of judges
ⓘ
Single-judge court ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| courtType |
Appellate court
ⓘ
Court of record ⓘ Superior court ⓘ |
| employs | Judges of the High Court of Zambia ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitutional provisions of Zambia ⓘ |
| follows | Doctrine of stare decisis ⓘ |
| governedBy | High Court Act of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
Serious civil cases
ⓘ
Serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Local Courts of Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Subordinate Courts of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Civil Division
NERFINISHED
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Commercial Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Family and Children’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ General List NERFINISHED ⓘ Industrial Relations or Labour Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Enforcement of fundamental rights and freedoms
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Interpretation and application of Zambian law ⓘ |
| hasPower |
Constitutional interpretation in some matters
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Judicial review of administrative action ⓘ Original jurisdiction in major civil disputes ⓘ Original jurisdiction in serious criminal cases ⓘ Supervisory jurisdiction over lower courts ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Appellate court for lower courts
ⓘ
Court of first instance for serious matters ⓘ |
| headedBy | Judge-in-Charge (for each division) ⓘ |
| isAbove |
Small Claims Courts of Zambia
NERFINISHED
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Subordinate Courts of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBelow | Supreme Court of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDefinedIn | Constitution of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lusaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Court system of Zambia
ⓘ
Judiciary of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records | Proceedings and judgments as precedents ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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