judicial branch of Solomon Islands

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The judicial branch of Solomon Islands is the independent system of courts responsible for interpreting and applying the country’s laws and constitution, including its High Court and Court of Appeal.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
appliesLawOf Solomon Islands ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesBy Governor-General of Solomon Islands ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesOnAdviceOf Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Solomon Islands ⓘ
basedOn Acts of Parliament of Solomon Islands ⓘ
Constitution of Solomon Islands ⓘ
English common law principles ⓘ
customary law of Solomon Islands ⓘ
canDeclare unconstitutionality of laws in Solomon Islands ⓘ
canHearAppealsFrom High Court of Solomon Islands ⓘ
Local Courts of Solomon Islands ⓘ
Magistrates’ Courts of Solomon Islands ⓘ
coexistsWith executive branch of Solomon Islands ⓘ
legislative branch of Solomon Islands ⓘ
country Solomon Islands ⓘ
ensures judicial review of executive actions in Solomon Islands ⓘ
judicial review of legislation in Solomon Islands ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Solomon Islands 1978 ⓘ
guarantees independence of the judiciary in Solomon Islands ⓘ
hasHighestCourt Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands ⓘ
hasLowerCourt Customary Land Appeal Courts of Solomon Islands ⓘ
Local Courts of Solomon Islands ⓘ
Magistrates’ Courts of Solomon Islands ⓘ
hasPart Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands ⓘ
High Court of Solomon Islands ⓘ
hasSeatIn Honiara ⓘ
hasSuperiorCourt High Court of Solomon Islands ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of Solomon Islands ⓘ
interprets Constitution of Solomon Islands ⓘ
common law of Solomon Islands ⓘ
customary law of Solomon Islands ⓘ
statutory law of Solomon Islands ⓘ
isPartOf government of Solomon Islands ⓘ
jurisdiction territory of Solomon Islands ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalSystemType common law system ⓘ
mixed system of common law and customary law ⓘ
overseenBy Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Solomon Islands ⓘ
protects constitutional order of Solomon Islands ⓘ
responsibleFor adjudication of criminal cases in Solomon Islands ⓘ
enforcement of contracts in Solomon Islands ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Solomon Islands ⓘ
protection of property rights in Solomon Islands ⓘ
settlement of civil disputes in Solomon Islands ⓘ
upholds fundamental rights under the Constitution of Solomon Islands ⓘ
rule of law in Solomon Islands ⓘ

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

Constitution of Solomon Islands → bindingOn → judicial branch of Solomon Islands ⓘ
Government of Solomon Islands → judicialBranch → Judiciary of Solomon Islands ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Solomon Islands
Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands → branchOfGovernment → judiciary of Solomon Islands ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Solomon Islands
High Court of Solomon Islands → partOf → judiciary of Solomon Islands ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Solomon Islands