High Court of Namibia

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The High Court of Namibia is a superior court of record that primarily handles serious civil and criminal cases and serves as the main trial court whose decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Namibia.

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High Court of Namibia canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Court of record
High court
Superior court
appealsTo Supreme Court of Namibia
appointmentOfJudgesBy President of Namibia
buildingLocatedAt Lüderitz Street, Windhoek
canIssue Interdicts
Judgments
Orders
Writs
canReview Decisions of magistrates’ courts
canSitAs Court of appeal from magistrates’ courts
country Namibia
establishedBy Constitution of Namibia
establishedIn 1990
handles Constitutional matters within its jurisdiction
Serious civil cases
Serious criminal cases
hasAuthorityOver All matters in Namibia except those reserved for the Supreme Court
All persons in Namibia
hasDivision Main Division, Windhoek
Northern Local Division, Oshakati
hasHigherCourt Supreme Court of Namibia
hasJudgeType Acting judge
Judge
hasLowerCourt Magistrates’ courts of Namibia
hasWebsite https://judiciary.na (Judiciary of Namibia portal)
headedBy Judge President of the High Court of Namibia
hears Applications for bail in serious matters
Civil appeals from magistrates’ courts
Criminal appeals from magistrates’ courts
Review applications
interprets Constitution of Namibia
judicialAppointmentsOnRecommendationOf Judicial Service Commission of Namibia
jurisdiction Republic of Namibia
linked to: Namibia
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem Common law
Roman-Dutch law
locatedIn Khomas Region
Windhoek
partOf Court system of Namibia
Judiciary of Namibia
records Proceedings as a court of record
role Main trial court in Namibia
typeOfCourt Superior court of first instance

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Supreme Court of Namibia appealsFrom High Court of Namibia
Constitution of Namibia establishesInstitution High Court of Namibia
Constitution of Namibia, Article 32 interpretedBy High Court of Namibia
Judiciary of Namibia hasCourt High Court of Namibia
Judiciary of Namibia secondHighestCourt High Court of Namibia