Judiciary of Mauritius

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The Judiciary of Mauritius is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law in Mauritius through a hierarchical system of courts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Judiciary of Mauritius canonical 5
District Courts of Mauritius 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
advisingBodyOnAppointments Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Mauritius
appealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
appointingAuthorityForJudges President of Mauritius
characteristic independent
coequals Executive branch of Mauritius
Legislative branch of Mauritius
coexistsWith Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Mauritius
country Mauritius
foundation Constitution of Mauritius
function dispute resolution
interpretation of the Constitution of Mauritius
judicial review of administrative action
guarantees judicial independence
right to a fair trial
hasPart Bail and Remand Court
Children’s Court
Civil Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius
Commercial Court of Mauritius
Court of Investigation for Marine Casualties
Court of Rodrigues
Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius
District Courts of Mauritius
Environment and Land Use Tribunal
Family Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius
Industrial Court
Industrial Court of Mauritius
Intermediate Court of Mauritius
Supreme Court of Mauritius
headedBy Chief Justice of Mauritius
highestCourt Supreme Court of Mauritius
jurisdiction Outer islands of Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
linked to: Mauritius

Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
languageOfProceedings English
French
legalSystem civil law tradition
common law tradition
mixed legal system
locationOfHeadquarters Port Louis
oversees administration of justice in Mauritius
protects fundamental rights and freedoms in Mauritius
reviews constitutionality of laws
role application of law
interpretation of law
uses Code Civil Mauricien
English case law precedents

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Referenced by (6)

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

Supreme Court of Mauritius partOf Judiciary of Mauritius
Attorney General of Mauritius collaboratesWith Judiciary of Mauritius
Attorney General of Mauritius seeAlso Judiciary of Mauritius
Judiciary of Mauritius hasPart District Courts of Mauritius
linked to: Judiciary of Mauritius
Chief Justice of Mauritius heads Judiciary of Mauritius
Chief Justice of Mauritius category Judiciary of Mauritius