judiciary of the Falkland Islands

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The judiciary of the Falkland Islands is the independent system of courts and judges responsible for interpreting and applying the law in this British Overseas Territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appliesIn Falkland Islands
appointedBy Governor of the Falkland Islands
basedOn English common law
local Falkland Islands legislation
belongsTo British Overseas Territories legal systems
cooperatesWith judiciaries of other British Overseas Territories
country Falkland Islands
ensures rule of law in the Falkland Islands
finalAppealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
governorRepresents British monarch
guarantees judicial independence in the Falkland Islands
handles appeals from Magistrates’ Court
major civil disputes
serious criminal cases
hasCourt Coroner’s Court of the Falkland Islands
Court of Appeal of the Falkland Islands
Magistrates’ Court of the Falkland Islands
Summary Court of the Falkland Islands
Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands
hasPosition Chief Justice of the Falkland Islands
Justice of the Peace of the Falkland Islands
Senior Magistrate of the Falkland Islands
interprets Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008
laws of the Falkland Islands
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystemType common law legal system
mayInclude visiting judges from the United Kingdom
oversees administrative law in the Falkland Islands
civil law in the Falkland Islands
criminal law in the Falkland Islands
partOf government of the Falkland Islands
privyCouncilLocatedIn United Kingdom
protects fundamental rights under the Falkland Islands Constitution
region South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
reviews acts of the executive branch of the Falkland Islands
legislation of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands
secondHighestCourt Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands
subordinateTo constitution of the Falkland Islands
uses juries in some criminal trials

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Government of the Falkland Islands hasBranch judiciary of the Falkland Islands
judiciary of the Falkland Islands hasCourt Summary Court of the Falkland Islands
linked to: judiciary of the Falkland Islands