High Court of Botswana
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The High Court of Botswana is the country’s superior court of record, handling serious civil and criminal cases, constitutional matters, and appeals from lower courts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Court of Botswana (Lobatse branch) | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | superior court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Botswana High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Court of Appeal of Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canDeclare | laws unconstitutional ⓘ |
| canReview |
acts of the executive
ⓘ
acts of the legislature ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| decisionsAreBindingOn | lower courts in Botswana ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Constitution of Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
constitutional matters
ⓘ
serious civil cases ⓘ serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
civil law matters
ⓘ
constitutional law matters ⓘ criminal law matters ⓘ |
| hasPower |
interpretation of the Constitution of Botswana
ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ |
| hasSeatIn |
Francistown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaborone NERFINISHED ⓘ Lobatse NERFINISHED ⓘ Maun NERFINISHED ⓘ Palapye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | Magistrates’ Courts of Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gaborone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInJudicialHierarchy | superior court of record ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt |
appellate court
ⓘ
trial court ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
High Court of Botswana (Lobatse branch)