Supreme Court of Mauritius

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The Supreme Court of Mauritius is the highest judicial authority in Mauritius, overseeing the country’s legal system and serving as its court of final appeal in most matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
appealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
capitalOfJurisdiction Port Louis ⓘ
composition Chief Justice ⓘ
puisne judges ⓘ
country Mauritius ⓘ
ensures protection of fundamental rights under the Constitution of Mauritius ⓘ
rule of law in Mauritius ⓘ
establishedInJurisdiction Mauritius ⓘ
function ensures application of the laws of Mauritius ⓘ
exercises supervisory jurisdiction over lower courts ⓘ
hears appeals from subordinate courts ⓘ
interprets the Constitution of Mauritius ⓘ
issues prerogative writs ⓘ
governs practice and procedure of subordinate courts in Mauritius ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver administrative law matters in Mauritius ⓘ
appeals from lower courts in Mauritius ⓘ
civil cases in Mauritius ⓘ
constitutional matters in Mauritius ⓘ
criminal cases in Mauritius ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of Mauritius ⓘ
jurisdiction Mauritius ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalSystem civil law traditions ⓘ
common law traditions ⓘ
mixed legal system ⓘ
location Port Louis ⓘ
oversees judicial system of Mauritius ⓘ
legal system of Mauritius ⓘ
partOf Judiciary of Mauritius ⓘ
role court of final appeal in most matters in Mauritius ⓘ
highest judicial authority in Mauritius ⓘ
typeOfCourt appellate court ⓘ
court of first instance in certain matters ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Port Louis → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of Mauritius ⓘ
Judiciary of Mauritius → hasPart → Supreme Court of Mauritius ⓘ
Judiciary of Mauritius → hasPart → Family Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Mauritius
Judiciary of Mauritius → hasPart → Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Mauritius
Judiciary of Mauritius → hasPart → Civil Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Mauritius
Judiciary of Mauritius → highestCourt → Supreme Court of Mauritius ⓘ
Chief Justice of Mauritius → presidesOver → Supreme Court of Mauritius ⓘ
Chief Justice of Mauritius → associatedWith → Mauritian Supreme Court Rules ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Mauritius