Deemsters of the Isle of Man
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The Deemsters of the Isle of Man are the island’s judges, serving as its senior judiciary and presiding over the Manx courts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
→
legal profession → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
→
surface form: "Isle of Man"
|
| appointedBy | Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man NERFINISHED → |
| appointedOnBehalfOf |
Charles Philip Arthur George
→
surface form: "King Charles III"
|
| country |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
→
surface form: "Isle of Man"
|
| employer | Isle of Man Government NERFINISHED → |
| hasDuty |
determine liability in civil cases
→
interpret Manx law → pass sentence in criminal cases → preside over Manx courts → |
| hasPart |
First Deemster
→
Second Deemster NERFINISHED → additional Deemsters → |
| hasPower |
determine appeals within Manx courts
→
grant injunctions → impose criminal sentences → issue court orders → |
| hasRole |
judge
→
senior judiciary → |
| hierarchicalPosition | senior judges of the Isle of Man → |
| historicalOrigin | medieval Manx legal system → |
| jurisdiction |
civil law matters in the Isle of Man
→
commercial law matters in the Isle of Man → criminal law matters in the Isle of Man → family law matters in the Isle of Man → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
→
Manx → |
| legalArea |
private law of the Isle of Man
→
public law of the Isle of Man → |
| legalStatus | independent judiciary → |
| legalSystem | Manx law → |
| legalTradition | common law → |
| officeHolderTitle | Deemster → |
| officeLocation | Douglas, Isle of Man NERFINISHED → |
| officeTerm | serves until retirement age → |
| officeType | full-time judicial office → |
| partOf | Judiciary of the Isle of Man NERFINISHED → |
| presidesOver |
Court of General Gaol Delivery
NERFINISHED
→
High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man NERFINISHED → civil courts of the Isle of Man → criminal courts of the Isle of Man → |
| relatedTo |
Attorney General for the Isle of Man (on advice)
→
surface form: "Attorney General for the Isle of Man"
High Bailiff of the Isle of Man → |
| subordinateTo |
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
→
surface form: "Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (as final court of appeal)"
|
| symbolizes | administration of justice in the Isle of Man → |
| usesLegalProcedure | adversarial system → |
| wears | judicial robes → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Attorney General for the Isle of Man"