Judiciary of Haiti

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The Judiciary of Haiti is the national system of courts and judges responsible for interpreting and applying Haitian law, headed by the Supreme Court and encompassing lower courts throughout the country.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Judicial branch of Haiti 1
Judiciary of Haiti canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appliesLaw Haitian law
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Haiti
country Haiti
employs auxiliary judicial staff in Haiti
judges of Haiti
magistrates of Haiti
prosecutors of Haiti
function administration of justice
judicial review of laws and acts
protection of rights and freedoms
settlement of disputes
hasBranch civil courts in Haiti
commercial courts in Haiti
criminal courts in Haiti
labor courts in Haiti
hasJurisdictionOver territory of Haiti
hasLevel appellate court level
first instance court level
local justice of the peace level
supreme court level
headOfJudiciary Supreme Court of Haiti
highestCourt Supreme Court of Haiti
includes Courts of Appeal of Haiti
Courts of First Instance of Haiti
Justice of the Peace courts of Haiti
Supreme Court of Haiti
interpretsLaw Haitian law
languageOfProceedings French
Haitian Creole
legalSystemType civil law system
legalTradition Roman–French civil law
oversees court clerks in Haiti
judges in Haiti
judicial administration in Haiti
partOf Government of Haiti
responsibleFor enforcement of court judgments
ensuring legality of government actions
roleInGovernment independent branch of government
seatOfHighestCourt Port-au-Prince
subjectTo Constitutional provisions on judicial independence
uses Haitian Civil Code
Haitian Code of Criminal Procedure
Haitian Criminal Code

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

Supreme Court of Haiti branchOf Judiciary of Haiti
Government of Haiti hasBranch Judicial branch of Haiti
linked to: Judiciary of Haiti