judicial branch of Guyana

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The judicial branch of Guyana is the independent system of courts responsible for interpreting and applying the law, administering justice, and upholding the constitution within the country.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
characteristic independent ⓘ
coequalWith executive branch of Guyana ⓘ
legislative branch of Guyana ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Title 10 of the Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
country Guyana ⓘ
ensures protection of fundamental rights in Guyana ⓘ
rule of law in Guyana ⓘ
finalAppellateCourt Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ
handles administrative law disputes in Guyana ⓘ
civil cases in Guyana ⓘ
constitutional matters in Guyana ⓘ
criminal cases in Guyana ⓘ
hasCourtOfficial Chief Justice of Guyana ⓘ
hasFunction interpretation of the Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
settlement of disputes between individuals in Guyana ⓘ
settlement of disputes between state and individuals in Guyana ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Guyana ⓘ
hasLevel inferior courts ⓘ
superior courts ⓘ
headedBy Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana ⓘ
includesCourt Court of Appeal of Guyana ⓘ
Full Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana ⓘ
High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana ⓘ
Land Court of Guyana ⓘ
Magistrates’ Courts of Guyana ⓘ
influencedBy English common law ⓘ
Roman-Dutch law ⓘ
statutory law of Guyana ⓘ
judgesAppointedBy President of Guyana ⓘ
judicialIndependenceGuaranteedBy Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
locationOfHeadquarters Georgetown, Guyana ⓘ
mayDeclare laws unconstitutional ⓘ
overseenBy Judicial Service Commission of Guyana ⓘ
previousFinalAppellateCourt Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
provides appellate review of lower court decisions ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of justice in Guyana ⓘ
application of laws in Guyana ⓘ
interpretation of laws in Guyana ⓘ
judicial review in Guyana ⓘ
supervises Magistrates’ Courts of Guyana ⓘ
upholds Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
usesLegalSystem common law ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Government of Guyana → branch → judicial branch of Guyana ⓘ
Ministry of Legal Affairs of Guyana → worksWith → Judiciary of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Guyana
Guyana Police Force → cooperatesWith → judiciary of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Guyana