High Court of Zambia

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The High Court of Zambia is a superior court of record that handles serious civil and criminal cases and serves as an appellate court for lower courts within Zambia’s judicial system.

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High Court of Zambia canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Court
High court
Superior court of record
appealsTo Supreme Court of Zambia
bindingOn Subordinate Courts of Zambia
canHearAppealsFrom Subordinate Courts in civil matters
Subordinate Courts in criminal matters
canSitAs Panel of judges
Single-judge court
country Zambia
courtType Appellate court
Court of record
Superior court
employs Judges of the High Court of Zambia
establishedBy Constitutional provisions of Zambia
follows Doctrine of stare decisis
governedBy High Court Act of Zambia
handles Serious civil cases
Serious criminal cases
hasAuthorityOver Local Courts of Zambia
Subordinate Courts of Zambia
hasDivision Civil Division
Commercial Division
Criminal Division
Family and Children’s Division
General List
Industrial Relations or Labour Division
hasFunction Enforcement of fundamental rights and freedoms
Interpretation and application of Zambian law
hasPower Constitutional interpretation in some matters
Judicial review of administrative action
Original jurisdiction in major civil disputes
Original jurisdiction in serious criminal cases
Supervisory jurisdiction over lower courts
hasRole Appellate court for lower courts
Court of first instance for serious matters
headedBy Judge-in-Charge (for each division)
isAbove Small Claims Courts of Zambia
Subordinate Courts of Zambia
isBelow Supreme Court of Zambia
isDefinedIn Constitution of Zambia
jurisdiction Zambia
language English
legalSystem Common law
locatedIn Lusaka
linked to: Lusaka, Zambia
partOf Court system of Zambia
Judiciary of Zambia
records Proceedings and judgments as precedents

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

Supreme Court of Zambia hasAuthorityOver High Court of Zambia
Supreme Court of Zambia appealsFrom High Court of Zambia
Constitution of Zambia establishes High Court of Zambia
Judiciary of Zambia includesCourt High Court of Zambia
Judicial branch of Zambia includes High Court of Zambia
Chief Justice of Zambia oversees High Court of Zambia
Lusaka High Court partOf High Court of Zambia