judicial branch of Saint Lucia

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

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
aimsTo protect human rights in Saint Lucia ⓘ
provide access to justice in Saint Lucia ⓘ
basedOn English legal system ⓘ
common law ⓘ
characteristic independent ⓘ
cooperatesWith executive branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ
legislative branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ
country Saint Lucia ⓘ
employs court staff in Saint Lucia ⓘ
judges in Saint Lucia ⓘ
magistrates in Saint Lucia ⓘ
ensures judicial review of government actions in Saint Lucia ⓘ
rule of law in Saint Lucia ⓘ
finalAppellateCourt Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ
follows doctrine of precedent ⓘ
guarantees right to fair trial in Saint Lucia ⓘ
hasAppealTo Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
hasCourtLevel court of appeal ⓘ
high court ⓘ
magistrates' courts ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Saint Lucia ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
highestNationalCourt High Court of Justice of Saint Lucia ⓘ
includesCourt Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ
Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
High Court of Justice of Saint Lucia ⓘ
Magistrates' Courts of Saint Lucia ⓘ
legalSystemType adversarial system ⓘ
locationCountry Saint Lucia ⓘ
oversees administrative law cases in Saint Lucia ⓘ
civil law cases in Saint Lucia ⓘ
constitutional law cases in Saint Lucia ⓘ
criminal law cases in Saint Lucia ⓘ
partOf government of Saint Lucia ⓘ
regionalCourt Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of justice in Saint Lucia ⓘ
application of law in Saint Lucia ⓘ
interpretation of law in Saint Lucia ⓘ
upholding the Constitution of Saint Lucia ⓘ
servesAs judicature of Saint Lucia ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Saint Lucia ⓘ
usesLanguage English ⓘ

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

Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 → defines → judicial branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ
Crown in right of Saint Lucia → exercisesJudicialAuthorityThrough → courts of Saint Lucia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Saint Lucia
Crown in right of Saint Lucia → constitutionalHeadOf → judiciary of Saint Lucia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Saint Lucia
Government of Saint Lucia → judicialBody → Judiciary of Saint Lucia ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Saint Lucia
Government of Saint Lucia → branch → judicial branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ