Judiciary of Singapore

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The Judiciary of Singapore is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a hierarchical system of courts, headed by the Supreme Court.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Judiciary of Singapore canonical 8
courts of Singapore 5
Singapore Judiciary 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appointmentOfJudgesBy President of Singapore
appointmentOfJudgesOnAdviceOf Chief Justice of Singapore
Prime Minister of Singapore
comprises Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals
Coroners’ Courts of Singapore
Employment Claims Tribunals
Family Justice Courts of Singapore
Juvenile Courts of Singapore
linked to: juvenile courts

Small Claims Tribunals of Singapore
State Courts of Singapore
Supreme Court of Singapore
Syariah Court of Singapore
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
country Singapore
function adjudication of disputes
application of law
interpretation of law
judicial review of administrative action
hasEmblem Coat of arms of Singapore (as judicial emblem)
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.judiciary.gov.sg
hasOnlineService Integrated Electronic Litigation System
eLitigation system
headOfJudiciary Chief Justice of Singapore
headquartersLocation Supreme Court Building, Singapore
highestCourt Court of Appeal of Singapore
includesCourt Appellate Division of the High Court
District Courts of Singapore
Family Courts of Singapore
General Division of the High Court
High Court of Singapore
Magistrates’ Courts of Singapore
Youth Courts of Singapore
jurisdiction administrative law cases in Singapore
civil cases in Singapore
constitutional cases in Singapore
criminal cases in Singapore
legalSystem common law
oversees administration of justice in Singapore
partOf Government of Singapore
principle judicial independence
rule of law
regulates admission of advocates and solicitors
separateFrom Executive branch of Singapore
Legislature of Singapore
supervisedBy Chief Justice of Singapore
supervises subordinate courts of Singapore
usesLanguage English

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Referenced by (15)

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

Supreme Court of Singapore partOf Judiciary of Singapore
Chief Justice of Singapore partOf Judiciary of Singapore
Chief Justice of Singapore headOf Judiciary of Singapore
Cabinet of Singapore relatedTo Judiciary of Singapore
Supreme Court of Judicature Act bindingOn courts of Singapore
linked to: Judiciary of Singapore
Family Justice Courts of Singapore partOf Judiciary of Singapore
State Courts of Singapore partOf Judiciary of Singapore
Government of Singapore judicialBranch Judiciary of Singapore
Ministry of Law of Singapore worksWith Judiciary of Singapore
Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore worksWith Singapore Judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of Singapore
Arbitration Act (Singapore) enforcedBy courts of Singapore
subject linked to: Arbitration Act
linked to: Judiciary of Singapore
International Arbitration Act (Singapore) enforcedBy courts of Singapore
subject linked to: International Arbitration Act
linked to: Judiciary of Singapore
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act enforcedBy courts of Singapore
linked to: Judiciary of Singapore
Trade Marks Act (Singapore) enforcedBy Singapore courts
subject linked to: Trade Marks Act
linked to: Judiciary of Singapore
Copyright Act (Singapore) enforcedBy courts of Singapore
subject linked to: Copyright Act
linked to: Judiciary of Singapore