National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea

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The National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea is the country’s primary superior trial court, responsible for interpreting laws, adjudicating serious civil and criminal matters, and upholding constitutional rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of record ⓘ
superior court ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs National Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
appointingAuthorityForJudges Governor-General of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
belongsToBranch judicial branch of government of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
canHear appeals from lower courts where provided by law ⓘ
canIssue declarations ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ
orders of judicial review ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
ensures protection of fundamental rights and freedoms under the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
foundation Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
function enforcement of constitutional rights ⓘ
interpretation of statutes ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasBranchRegistriesIn various provinces of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver civil cases ⓘ
constitutional matters ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
judicial review of administrative action ⓘ
hasSeatIn Port Moresby ⓘ
hearsCasesWith full bench in certain matters ⓘ
single judge ⓘ
higherCourt Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
judgesAppointedOnAdviceOf National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
jurisdiction Papua New Guinea ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
location Port Moresby ⓘ
oversees legality of actions of public authorities in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
partOf judiciary of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
relatedBody Magistrates’ Courts of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
role adjudicates serious civil matters ⓘ
adjudicates serious criminal matters ⓘ
interprets laws of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
primary superior trial court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
upholds constitutional rights ⓘ
typeOfCases major civil disputes ⓘ
serious indictable offences ⓘ

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Constitution of Papua New Guinea → establishes → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → appealsFrom → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea → alsoKnownAs → National Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
linked to: National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea
judiciary of Papua New Guinea → headCourt → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
judiciary of Papua New Guinea → includesCourt → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → oversees → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea → hearsAppealsFrom → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Court
Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea → maySitIn → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Waigani → hosts → National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ