Appellate Division
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The Appellate Division was historically the highest court of appeal in South Africa, responsible for hearing and deciding appeals on significant legal matters before later being succeeded by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appellate Division canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
court of appeal ⓘ former highest court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Supreme Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | panel of appellate judges ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| decidedOn |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ questions of law ⓘ |
| establishedBy | South African legislation ⓘ |
| function |
decide appeals on significant legal matters
ⓘ
hear appeals ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heardAppealsFrom | provincial divisions of the Supreme Court of South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | central role in development of South African common law ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | predecessor of the Supreme Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | South African legal system ⓘ |
| levelInCourtHierarchy | apex appellate court (before creation of Constitutional Court) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South African judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Supreme Court of Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | highest court of appeal in South Africa ⓘ |
| seat | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Supreme Court of Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAppeals |
appeals from lower superior courts
ⓘ
appeals on points of law ⓘ |
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