Judiciary of Dominica

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The Judiciary of Dominica is the branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through the country’s system of courts and judicial officers.

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Judiciary of Dominica canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appealsTo Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Court of Appeal
appliesIn Commonwealth of Dominica
linked to: Dominica
basedOn English common law
belongsToSystem Eastern Caribbean judicial system
country Dominica
employs court staff
judges
magistrates
registrars
ensures rule of law in Dominica
finalAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice
followsPrinciple independence of the judiciary
guaranteedBy Constitution of Dominica
hasBuilding Roseau High Court building
hasCourt High Court of Justice of Dominica
Magistrates’ Courts of Dominica
hasFunction adjudication of civil cases
adjudication of criminal cases
interpretation of the Constitution of Dominica
judicial review of administrative action
hasJurisdictionOver Dominica
hasLevel Court of Appeal
linked to: court of appeal

High Court
Magistrates’ Courts
hasRole interpretation of statutes
protection of fundamental rights
settlement of disputes
headedBy Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
highestCourt Caribbean Court of Justice
legalSystem common law
mainSeat Roseau
memberOf Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
oversees enforcement of court orders
partOf Government of Dominica
region Caribbean
regionalAppellateCourt Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Court of Appeal
responsibleFor application of law
interpretation of law
separateFrom executive branch of Dominica
legislative branch of Dominica
typeOfLawHandled civil law matters
commercial law matters
constitutional law matters
criminal law matters
family law matters
usesLanguage English

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Dominica judicialBranch Judiciary of Dominica
Constitution of Dominica establishesBody Judiciary of Dominica