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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Court
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gptkbp:appeal
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:attendance
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gptkb:Governor-General_of_Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:caseTypes
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Appeals
Constitutional cases
Criminal appeals
Civil appeals
Judicial review cases
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gptkbp:commander
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Sir_Gibbs_Salika
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gptkbp:established
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1975
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gptkbp:function
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Civil cases
Constitutional interpretation
Criminal cases
Judicial review
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gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver
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gptkb:Constitution_of_Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Statutes_of_Papua_New_Guinea
International law
Common law principles
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Port_Moresby
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Promotes rule of law
Influence on legal education
First court established after independence
Key in legal reforms
Protects democracy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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High Court of Papua New Guinea
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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Mixed legal system
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Kavieng_v._The_State
gptkb:Kua_v._The_State
gptkb:Koiari_v._The_State
gptkb:Kokopo_v._The_State
gptkb:Kama_v._The_State
Protecting human rights
Ensuring justice
Resolving disputes
Interpreting laws
Administrative law judgments
Civil law judgments
Constitutional law judgments
Criminal law judgments
Human rights judgments
Upholding_the_Constitution
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gptkbp:numberOfStudents
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12
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gptkbp:oversees
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Lower courts
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Judiciary_of_Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:precedent
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Common law
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Supreme_Court
gptkb:District_Courts
gptkb:National_Court_of_Papua_New_Guinea
Tribunals
Magistrates' Courts
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gptkbp:website
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www.pngjudiciary.gov.pg
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