Judiciary of Jamaica

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The Judiciary of Jamaica is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a system of courts headed by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Judiciary of Jamaica canonical 17
Judicature of Jamaica 8
Court system of Jamaica 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appealTo Court of Appeal of Jamaica
appointmentOnAdviceOf Leader of the Opposition of Jamaica
Prime Minister of Jamaica
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Jamaica
country Jamaica
ensures protection of rights under Jamaican law
rule of law in Jamaica
finalAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice
function administration of justice
application of law
interpretation of law
governedBy Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act of Jamaica
Judicature (Supreme Court) Act of Jamaica
hasAppointmentAuthority Judicial Service Commission of Jamaica
hasBuilding Supreme Court building, Kingston
hasChiefJudgeTitle Chief Justice of Jamaica
hasCourt Coroner’s Court of Jamaica
Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Family Court of Jamaica
Gun Court of Jamaica
Parish Courts of Jamaica
Petty Sessions Court of Jamaica
Revenue Court of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Jamaica
Traffic Court of Jamaica
hasHeadCourt Court of Appeal of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Jamaica
hasLevel parish courts
petty sessions courts
superior courts
headedBy Chief Justice of Jamaica
inspiredBy English common law
judgesAppointedBy Governor-General of Jamaica
judicialIndependence independent branch of government
jurisdiction Jamaica
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Jamaica
oversees judges in Jamaica
magistrates in Jamaica
partOf Government of Jamaica
previousFinalAppealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
responsibleFor administrative law cases
civil cases
constitutional cases
criminal cases
seat Kingston, Jamaica
typeOfCourtSystem hierarchical court system
usesLanguage English

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

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

Supreme Court of Jamaica partOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 createsBody Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica judicialBranch Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Courts of Jamaica partOf Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Chief Justice of Jamaica memberOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Court of Appeal of Jamaica branchOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Court of Appeal of Jamaica category Judiciary of Jamaica
Probate Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica parentOrganization Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Privy Council of Jamaica relatedTo Judiciary of Jamaica
St. Thomas Parish Court partOf Court system of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
St. Thomas Parish Court governingBody Judiciary of Jamaica
Politics of Jamaica judicialBranch Judiciary of Jamaica
Gun Court of Jamaica partOf judiciary of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Family Court of Jamaica partOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Family Court of Jamaica partOf Court system of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Coroner’s Court of Jamaica partOf judiciary of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Resident Magistrate (Jamaica) partOf judiciary of Jamaica
subject linked to: Resident Magistrates
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Resident Magistrates’ Courts partOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Clarendon isPartOfJudiciary Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Westmoreland partOf Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Hanover partOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for St. James partOf Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Trelawny partOf Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Portland partOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for St. Andrew (Criminal) belongsTo Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Bryan Sykes memberOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Petty Sessions Court of Jamaica partOf Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for St. Mary partOf Court system of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for St. Mary operatesWithin Judicature of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Ministry of Justice of Jamaica worksWith Judiciary of Jamaica
Probate and Administration Act of Jamaica bindingOn courts of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Probate and Administration Act of Jamaica enforcedBy courts of Jamaica
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica