Court of Appeal of Kenya
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The Court of Appeal of Kenya is the country’s intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from the High Court and specialized courts, serving as a key pillar of Kenya’s judicial system.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canSitAs | bench of at least three judges ⓘ |
| compositionDeterminedBy |
Constitution of Kenya 2010
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judicature Act of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Article 164 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| decisionsAreBindingOn |
High Court of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subordinate courts of Kenya ⓘ |
| emblem | Coat of arms of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInCurrentForm | 2010 ⓘ |
| function |
harmonization of legal precedent in Kenya
ⓘ
interpretation of Kenyan law ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of Kenya 2010
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Appeal Rules of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesAppealsFrom |
Employment and Labour Relations Court of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Environment and Land Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | all High Court stations in Kenya ⓘ |
| hasRegistryIn |
Eldoret
GENERATED
ⓘ
Kisumu GENERATED ⓘ Mombasa GENERATED ⓘ Nairobi GENERATED ⓘ Nyeri GENERATED ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsIn |
civil cases
ⓘ
constitutional matters ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ judicial review matters ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| levelInHierarchy | second-highest court in Kenya ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nairobi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judiciary of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya’s judicial hierarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewsDecisionsFrom |
High Court of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
specialized courts of Kenya ⓘ |
| role |
development of Kenyan jurisprudence
ⓘ
error correction ⓘ intermediate appellate review ⓘ |
| seat | Supreme Court Building, Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectToOversightBy | Judicial Service Commission of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | superior court of record ⓘ |
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