judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda

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The judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda is the independent system of courts responsible for interpreting and applying the law, administering justice, and upholding constitutional rights within the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
basedOn Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
characteristic judicial independence ⓘ
country Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
employs court staff ⓘ
judges ⓘ
magistrates ⓘ
followsLegalSystem common law ⓘ
function enforcement of contracts ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
protection of fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
resolution of disputes between private parties ⓘ
review of executive actions for legality ⓘ
guaranteedBy Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
hasCourt Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
Family Court of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
High Court of Justice of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
Magistrates’ Courts of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
hasLocalHead Chief Magistrate of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
highestCourt Caribbean Court of Justice (in its appellate jurisdiction) ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalTradition English common law ⓘ
linked to: English law
memberOf Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court system ⓘ
oversees administrative law cases in Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
civil cases in Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
constitutional cases in Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
criminal cases in Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
partOf government of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
previousHighestCourt Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
regionalCourt Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
relatedTo Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
role administration of justice ⓘ
application of law ⓘ
interpretation of law ⓘ
protection of constitutional rights ⓘ
supervisedBy Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (for superior courts) ⓘ
typeOfCasesHandled appeals from Magistrates’ Courts ⓘ
commercial disputes ⓘ
family law matters ⓘ
land and property disputes ⓘ
serious indictable offences ⓘ
uses jury trials in certain criminal cases ⓘ

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Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda → bindingOn → judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
Attorney-General of Antigua and Barbuda → associatedWith → Judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
linked to: judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda
Government of Antigua and Barbuda → judicialBranch → Judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
linked to: judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda
Government of Antigua and Barbuda → hasBranch → judicial branch of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
linked to: judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda