Circuit Courts of Ghana
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The Circuit Courts of Ghana are intermediate-level trial courts that handle a wide range of civil and criminal cases beneath the High Courts within the country’s judicial hierarchy.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
intermediate court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| administrativeSupervisionBy | Chief Justice of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsTo | High Courts of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOfJudgesBy | President of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canImpose |
fines
ⓘ
terms of imprisonment within statutory limits ⓘ |
| canIssue |
judgments
ⓘ
orders ⓘ warrants ⓘ |
| caseType |
certain felony cases
ⓘ
commercial disputes within monetary limits set by law ⓘ family and matrimonial matters as assigned by law ⓘ intermediate-value civil claims ⓘ land and property disputes within statutory limits ⓘ misdemeanor cases ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | statute of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ |
| evidenceLaw | Evidence Act of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | reduce caseload of High Courts of Ghana ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Courts Act of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy | Circuit Court judges ⓘ |
| judicialCouncilInvolvement | Judicial Council of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | intermediate ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType |
civil
ⓘ
criminal ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| location |
selected district capitals of Ghana
ⓘ
various regional capitals of Ghana ⓘ |
| objective | ensure access to justice at intermediate level ⓘ |
| partOf |
Courts of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judiciary of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above District Courts of Ghana
ⓘ
below High Courts of Ghana ⓘ |
| proceduralLaw |
Ghanaian rules of civil procedure
ⓘ
Ghanaian rules of criminal procedure ⓘ |
| role |
enforcement of Ghanaian law
ⓘ
trial of civil cases ⓘ trial of criminal cases ⓘ |
| subjectTo | appellate review by High Courts of Ghana ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | court of record ⓘ |
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