Judiciary of Jamaica

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

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Judiciary of Jamaica canonical 17
Judicature of Jamaica 8
Court system of Jamaica 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
appealTo Court of Appeal of Jamaica ⓘ
appointmentOnAdviceOf Leader of the Opposition of Jamaica ⓘ
Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Jamaica ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
ensures protection of rights under Jamaican law ⓘ
rule of law in Jamaica ⓘ
finalAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ
function administration of justice ⓘ
application of law ⓘ
interpretation of law ⓘ
governedBy Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act of Jamaica ⓘ
Judicature (Supreme Court) Act of Jamaica ⓘ
hasAppointmentAuthority Judicial Service Commission of Jamaica ⓘ
hasBuilding Supreme Court building, Kingston ⓘ
hasChiefJudgeTitle Chief Justice of Jamaica ⓘ
hasCourt Coroner’s Court of Jamaica ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Jamaica ⓘ
Family Court of Jamaica ⓘ
Gun Court of Jamaica ⓘ
Parish Courts of Jamaica ⓘ
Petty Sessions Court of Jamaica ⓘ
Revenue Court of Jamaica ⓘ
Supreme Court of Jamaica ⓘ
Traffic Court of Jamaica ⓘ
hasHeadCourt Court of Appeal of Jamaica ⓘ
Supreme Court of Jamaica ⓘ
hasLevel parish courts ⓘ
petty sessions courts ⓘ
superior courts ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of Jamaica ⓘ
inspiredBy English common law ⓘ
judgesAppointedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
judicialIndependence independent branch of government ⓘ
jurisdiction Jamaica ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Jamaica ⓘ
oversees judges in Jamaica ⓘ
magistrates in Jamaica ⓘ
partOf Government of Jamaica ⓘ
previousFinalAppealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
responsibleFor administrative law cases ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ
constitutional cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
seat Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
typeOfCourtSystem hierarchical court system ⓘ
usesLanguage English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

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

Supreme Court of Jamaica → partOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 → createsBody → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica → judicialBranch → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Parish Courts of Jamaica → partOf → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Chief Justice of Jamaica → memberOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Jamaica → branchOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Jamaica → category → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Probate Division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica → parentOrganization → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Privy Council of Jamaica → relatedTo → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
St. Thomas Parish Court → partOf → Court system of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
St. Thomas Parish Court → governingBody → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Politics of Jamaica → judicialBranch → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Gun Court of Jamaica → partOf → judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Family Court of Jamaica → partOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Family Court of Jamaica → partOf → Court system of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Coroner’s Court of Jamaica → partOf → judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Resident Magistrate (Jamaica) → partOf → judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
subject linked to: Resident Magistrates
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Resident Magistrates’ Courts → partOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Parish Court for Clarendon → isPartOfJudiciary → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Parish Court for Westmoreland → partOf → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Hanover → partOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Parish Court for St. James → partOf → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Trelawny → partOf → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for Portland → partOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Parish Court for St. Andrew (Criminal) → belongsTo → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Bryan Sykes → memberOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Petty Sessions Court of Jamaica → partOf → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Parish Court for St. Mary → partOf → Court system of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Parish Court for St. Mary → operatesWithin → Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Ministry of Justice of Jamaica → worksWith → Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Probate and Administration Act of Jamaica → bindingOn → courts of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica
Probate and Administration Act of Jamaica → enforcedBy → courts of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica