High Court of Namibia
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The High Court of Namibia is a superior court of record that primarily handles serious civil and criminal cases and serves as the main trial court whose decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Namibia.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Court of record
ⓘ
High court ⓘ Superior court ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Supreme Court of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOfJudgesBy | President of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingLocatedAt | Lüderitz Street, Windhoek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canIssue |
Interdicts
ⓘ
Judgments ⓘ Orders ⓘ Writs ⓘ |
| canReview | Decisions of magistrates’ courts ⓘ |
| canSitAs | Court of appeal from magistrates’ courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1990 ⓘ |
| handles |
Constitutional matters within its jurisdiction
ⓘ
Serious civil cases ⓘ Serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
All matters in Namibia except those reserved for the Supreme Court
ⓘ
All persons in Namibia ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Main Division, Windhoek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Local Division, Oshakati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHigherCourt | Supreme Court of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudgeType |
Acting judge
ⓘ
Judge ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourt | Magistrates’ courts of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://judiciary.na (Judiciary of Namibia portal) ⓘ |
| headedBy | Judge President of the High Court of Namibia ⓘ |
| hears |
Applications for bail in serious matters
ⓘ
Civil appeals from magistrates’ courts ⓘ Criminal appeals from magistrates’ courts ⓘ Review applications ⓘ |
| interprets | Constitution of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judicialAppointmentsOnRecommendationOf | Judicial Service Commission of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Common law
ⓘ
Roman-Dutch law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khomas Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windhoek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Court system of Namibia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judiciary of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records | Proceedings as a court of record ⓘ |
| role | Main trial court in Namibia ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | Superior court of first instance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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